Embryo
The Science of Becoming Human
$81.49
- Hardcover
264 pages
- Release Date
17 November 2026
Summary
Groundbreaking discoveries in reproductive biology and regenerative medicine are reshaping our ideas of conception, fertility, and the origins of disease. In Embryo, world-leading developmental biologist Alfonso Martinez Arias traces the embryo’s formation over its first fifty days while exploring how new technologies are changing how we view our origins, ourselves, and our future.
The events that shape our lives happen in secret, inside our mother’s wombs, but Martinez Arias…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781493095186 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1493095188 |
| Author: | Alfonso Martinez Arias |
| Publisher: | Globe Pequot Press |
| Imprint: | Globe Pequot Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 17 November 2026 |
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Critics Review
“In this riveting new book, master storyteller and renowned development biologist Alfonso Martinez Arias takes readers on a voyage of discovery as he reveals the complexity and beauty of the first fifty days of human life. Weaving together historical events and contemporary controversies, Martinez Arias tackles not only the science, but also the ethical issues and regulatory considerations raised by embryo research. Embryo is a must-read for anyone who has ever pondered ‘when does life begin.’”–Megan Munsie, Phd, Stem Cell Ethics & Policy Leader at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Professor at the University of Melbourne, Australia
“For over four decades, Alfonso Martinez-Arias has been one of our leading researchers on the science of embryos, the tiny cluster of cells that hold the beginnings of us all. In Embryo, he shows how our bodies are not engineered blueprints but living testaments to hundreds of millions of years of cellular tinkering. This book is a profound scientific exploration that reveals our embryonic development is not a single event, but a magnificent act of becoming that we share with the rest of the animal world.” –Neil Shubin, Professor at the University of Chicago and bestselling author of Ends of the Earth and Your Inner Fish among others
Alfonso Martinez Arias
Alfonso Martinez Arias PhD is a world-leading developmental biologist. He is currently ICREA Research Professor in the Department of Medicine and Life Sciences of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, in Barcelona, Spain. Prior to that, he was Professor of Developmental Mechanics at the University of Cambridge. For the last twenty years his research has focused on using embryonic stem cells (ESCs) to explore their potential to build embryos. Martinez Arias is regularly quoted and covered as a scientist at the forefront of developmental biology and human embryology, and delivers keynote speeches at conferences around the world. He is the author of The Master Builder.
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