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The dance of life : the new science of how a single cell becomes a human being / Magdalena Zernicka-...

The dance of life : the new science of how a single cel...

The dance of life : the new science of how a single cell becomes a human being / Magdalena Zernicka-...

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The dance of life : the new science of how a single cell becomes a human being / Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz and Roger Highfield.

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Full title

The dance of life : the new science of how a single cell becomes a human being / Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz and Roger Highfield.

Publisher

New York : Basic Books, 2020.

Call Numbers

G 2020/1657

Record Identifier

74VKaDyZ7aEb

MMS ID

991024301018002626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

vii, 289 pages ; 25 cm

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Basic Books, 2020.

Edition

First edition.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

2020.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"Embryologist Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz has spent two decades unraveling the mysteries of fetal development. By studying embryonic mouse cells, she witnessed the embryo's ability to rid itself of abnormal cells as it prepared for implantation in the womb. When Zernicka-Goetz became pregnant at 44, she received a call that took her by surprise: a sam...

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Full title

The dance of life : the new science of how a single cell becomes a human being / Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz and Roger Highfield.

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Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-272) and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©2020

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2020/1657

Record Identifier

74VKaDyZ7aEb

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaDyZ7aEb

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ISBN

9781541699069 hardcover

1541699068 hardcover

DDC

591.56

MMS ID

991024301018002626

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