Describes how one cell becomes many by asexual or sexual reproduction and how they differentiate into cells with widely diverse functions in the growth and development of multicellular organisms.
Gregor Samsa changes overnight into a gigantic beetle, and he feels estranged from society around him while he becomes a symbol of the human condition.
how small differences grow into troublesome gaps--and what we can do about it
Eliot, Lise
2009
Discusses the malleability of infant brains and the small ways that gender differences are, over time, amplified and guided by parents, teachers, and society as a whole, and argues for ways to encourage balanced gender development among boys and girls.
More than five hundred sequential photographs, with captions and text, explain the story of bird, reptile, insect, fish, and amphibian development, from the initial signs of growth through the struggle to hatch.
Explores the first nine months of life inside the womb, discussing what has been learned about developing babies with the advent of ultrasound and other advanced medical technologies.
A young man wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a giant beetle-like insect. He becomes an object of disgrace to his family and an alienated man.
