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How to Grow a Human

By Philip Ball

How to Grow a Human

By Philip Ball

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Description
A cutting-edge examination of what it means to be human and to have a 'self' in the face of new scientific developments in genetic editing, cloning and neural downloading. After seeing his own cells used to grow clumps of new neurons - essentially mini-brains - Philip Ball begins to examine the concepts of identity and consciousness. Delving into humanity's deep evolutionary past to look at how complex creatures like us emerged from single-celled life, he offers a new perspective on how humans think about ourselves. In an age when we are increasingly encouraged to regard the 'self' as an abstract sequence of genetic information, or as a pattern of neural activity that might be 'downloaded' to a computer, he return us to the body - to flesh and blood - and anchors a conception of personhood in this unique and ephemeral mortal coil. How to Build a Human brings us back to ourselves - but in doing so, it challenges old preconceptions and values. It asks us to rethink how we exist in the world.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
384
Release Date:
2020-04-30
Publication Date:
2020-04-30
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0008331812
ISBN13:
9780008331818
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
338 g
Height:
125 cm
Width:
195 cm
Thickness:
30 cm
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