The Resource How to grow a human : adventures in how we are made and who we are, Philip Ball
How to grow a human : adventures in how we are made and who we are, Philip Ball
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The item How to grow a human : adventures in how we are made and who we are, Philip Ball represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item How to grow a human : adventures in how we are made and who we are, Philip Ball represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
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- Extent
- xi, 372 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: My brain in a dish
- Chapter 1. Pieces of life : Cells past and present
- Chapter 2. Body building : Growing humans the old-fashioned way
- First Interlude. The human superorganism : How cells became communities
- Chapter 3. Immortal flesh : How tissues were grown outside the body
- Second Interlude. Heroes and villains : Cancer, immunity, and our cellular ecosystem
- Chapter 4. Twists of fate : How to reprogramme a cell
- Chapter 5. The spare parts factory : Making tissues and organs from reprogrammed cells
- Chapter 6. Flesh of my flesh : Questioning the future of sex and reproduction
- Chapter 7. Hideous progeny? The futures of growing humans
- Third Interlude. Philosophy of the lonely mind : Can a brain exist in a dish?
- Chapter 8. Return of the meatware : Coming to terms with our fleshy selves
- Isbn
- 9780226654805
- Label
- How to grow a human : adventures in how we are made and who we are
- Title
- How to grow a human
- Title remainder
- adventures in how we are made and who we are
- Statement of responsibility
- Philip Ball
- Subject
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- trueBrain
- Cell transformation
- Cell transformation -- Popular works
- trueConsciousness
- Cytology
- Cytology -- Popular works
- trueDNA fingerprinting
- Developmental biology
- Developmental biology -- Popular works
- Entwicklungsbiologie
- Gewebekultur
- trueHuman evolution
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueMedical innovations
- Bioengineering
- trueMolecular cloning
- Organ culture
- Organ culture -- Popular works
- Organkultur
- Popular works
- trueSelf
- Tissue Engineering
- Tissue culture
- Tissue culture -- Popular works
- Tissue engineering
- Tissue engineering -- Popular works
- Zellkultur
- trueMind and body
- Bioengineering -- Popular works
- Language
- eng
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10872419
- Cataloging source
- ICU/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1962-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ball, Philip
- Dewey number
- 612/.028
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- R857.T55
- LC item number
- B35 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Tissue engineering
- Tissue culture
- Organ culture
- Cell transformation
- Cytology
- Developmental biology
- Bioengineering
- Bioengineering
- Cell transformation
- Cytology
- Developmental biology
- Organ culture
- Tissue culture
- Tissue engineering
- Entwicklungsbiologie
- Gewebekultur
- Organkultur
- Tissue Engineering
- Zellkultur
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- adventures in how we are made and who we are
- Label
- How to grow a human : adventures in how we are made and who we are, Philip Ball
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- Contents
- Introduction: My brain in a dish -- Chapter 1. Pieces of life : Cells past and present -- Chapter 2. Body building : Growing humans the old-fashioned way -- First Interlude. The human superorganism : How cells became communities -- Chapter 3. Immortal flesh : How tissues were grown outside the body -- Second Interlude. Heroes and villains : Cancer, immunity, and our cellular ecosystem -- Chapter 4. Twists of fate : How to reprogramme a cell -- Chapter 5. The spare parts factory : Making tissues and organs from reprogrammed cells -- Chapter 6. Flesh of my flesh : Questioning the future of sex and reproduction -- Chapter 7. Hideous progeny? The futures of growing humans -- Third Interlude. Philosophy of the lonely mind : Can a brain exist in a dish? -- Chapter 8. Return of the meatware : Coming to terms with our fleshy selves
- Control code
- on1089278558
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xi, 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9780226654805
- Lccn
- 2019008607
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40029519614
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1089278558
- Label
- How to grow a human : adventures in how we are made and who we are, Philip Ball
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: My brain in a dish -- Chapter 1. Pieces of life : Cells past and present -- Chapter 2. Body building : Growing humans the old-fashioned way -- First Interlude. The human superorganism : How cells became communities -- Chapter 3. Immortal flesh : How tissues were grown outside the body -- Second Interlude. Heroes and villains : Cancer, immunity, and our cellular ecosystem -- Chapter 4. Twists of fate : How to reprogramme a cell -- Chapter 5. The spare parts factory : Making tissues and organs from reprogrammed cells -- Chapter 6. Flesh of my flesh : Questioning the future of sex and reproduction -- Chapter 7. Hideous progeny? The futures of growing humans -- Third Interlude. Philosophy of the lonely mind : Can a brain exist in a dish? -- Chapter 8. Return of the meatware : Coming to terms with our fleshy selves
- Control code
- on1089278558
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xi, 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9780226654805
- Lccn
- 2019008607
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40029519614
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1089278558
Subject
- trueBrain
- Cell transformation
- Cell transformation -- Popular works
- trueConsciousness
- Cytology
- Cytology -- Popular works
- trueDNA fingerprinting
- Developmental biology
- Developmental biology -- Popular works
- Entwicklungsbiologie
- Gewebekultur
- trueHuman evolution
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueMedical innovations
- Bioengineering
- trueMolecular cloning
- Organ culture
- Organ culture -- Popular works
- Organkultur
- Popular works
- trueSelf
- Tissue Engineering
- Tissue culture
- Tissue culture -- Popular works
- Tissue engineering
- Tissue engineering -- Popular works
- Zellkultur
- trueMind and body
- Bioengineering -- Popular works
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