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Why cracking the code of human conception took centuries of wild theories, misogynist blunders, and ludicrous mistakesThroughout most of human history, babies were surprises. People knew the basics: men and women had sex, and sometimes babies followed. But beyond that the origins of life were a colossal mystery. The Seeds of Life is the remarkable and rollicking story of how a series of blundering geniuses and brilliant amateurs struggled for two centuries to discover where, exactly, babies come from.Taking a page from investigative thrillers, acclaimed science writer Edward Dolnick looks to these early scientists as if they were detectives hot on the trail of a bedeviling and urgent mystery. These strange searchers included an Italian surgeon using shark teeth to prove that female reproductive organs were not failed male genitalia, and a Catholic priest who designed ingenious miniature pants to prove that frogs required semen to fertilize their eggs.A witty and rousing history of science, The Seeds of Life presents our greatest scientists strugglingagainst their perceptions, their religious beliefs, and their deepseated prejudicesto uncover how and where we come from.
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This book is like a journey through time! Each chapter takes you on a different quest, and I found the shark teeth section particularly fascinating. Perfect for reading on a lazy afternoon.
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Stefan Müller
An adventure through history
This book is like a journey through time! Each chapter takes you on a different quest, and I found the shark teeth section particularly fascinating. Perfect for reading on a lazy afternoon.
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Stefan Müller
An adventure through history
This book is like a journey through time! Each chapter takes you on a different quest, and I found the shark teeth section particularly fascinating. Perfect for reading on a lazy afternoon.
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Alice Chen
Not what I expected
I thought 'The Seeds of Life' would be more focused on plants, but it covers such a wide range of topics. It was interesting, but I felt a bit let down because it wasn't what I was looking for.
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Alice Chen
Not what I expected
I thought 'The Seeds of Life' would be more focused on plants, but it covers such a wide range of topics. It was interesting, but I felt a bit let down because it wasn't what I was looking for.
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