Birth Biology

In Sex Robots and Vegan Meat, award-winning journalist and documentary maker Jenny Kleeman takes us on a journey into the world of the people who are changing what it means to be human. Focusing on the central pillars of the human experience - birth, food, sex, and death - Kleeman examines the people who are driving some truly amazing, and perhaps worrying, innovations.

Welcome to CHEMISTRY NERD Tired of sitting through boring chemistry lectures? This entertaining book is filled with mind-blowing information and a dash of fun to pique your interest in chemistry. Through an engaging, hands-on examination of chemistry's key concepts, Chemistry Nerd brings the central science to life. Explore the elegance of the Periodic Table, the intricate structures of organic chemistry, and investigate the unique characteristics of carbon that allow it to sustain life. This book simplifies a wide range of chemical topics—from atomic structure and electrochemistry to ...

It’s the dawn of the twentieth century. Darwin has theorized that traits get passed down through generations, and Mendel has come up with a mathematical formula that predicts how traits reappear over time. But a key mystery remains: is there a recipe for living beings? If there is, where is it hidden? With the help of powerful new microscopes and x-rays, scientists peer ever closer into cells, searching for answers.