Morgan, LM
Icons of Life: A Cultural History of Human Embryos
- ISBN 13:
- 9780520260443
- author:
- Morgan, LM
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of California Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 328
- Dimensions:
- 22.6 x 15.2 x 2 cm
- Genre:
- Medicine: general issues
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Carnegie Institution of Washington's project to collect thousands of embryos for scientific study is a fascinating and provocative story. Lynn M. Morgan explores this undertaking, tracing its history from the Johns Hopkins anatomy department to China, and shedding light on how it continues to influence our understanding of human development today. In the process, Morgan reveals how embryos became an image of "ourselves unborn," and how they were used as social artifacts separate from pregnant women. She also examines the impact of this project on Gertrude Stein's medical career and raises important questions about what we consider to be an embryo. By resurrecting a nearly forgotten scientific project, Morgan provides insight into the roots of our modern origin story and highlights the ongoing controversy surrounding the definition of an embryo.
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