{"product_id":"vagina-obscura-an-anatomical-voyage-1324050535","title":"Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1324050535\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gross, Rachel E.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and the PEN\/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardOne of Five Books Best Literary Science Writing titles in 2023A New York Times Editors' ChoiceA Science Friday Best Science Book to Read This SummerA myth-busting voyage into the female body.A camera obscura reflects the world back but dimmer and inverted. Similarly, science has long viewed woman through a warped lens, one focused narrowly on her capacity for reproduction. As a result, there exists a vast knowledge gap when it comes to what we know about half of the bodies on the planet.That is finally changing. Today, a new generation of researchers is turning its gaze to the organs traditionally bound up in baby-making-the uterus, ovaries, and vagina-and illuminating them as part of a dynamic, resilient, and ever-changing whole. Welcome to Vagina Obscura, an odyssey into a womans body from a fresh perspective, ushering in a whole new cast of characters.In Boston, a pair of biologists are growing artificial ovaries to counter the cascading health effects of menopause. In Melbourne, a urologist remaps the clitoris to fill in crucial gaps in female sexual anatomy. Given unparalleled access to labs and the latest research, journalist Rachel E. Gross takes readers on a scientific journey to the center of a wonderous world where the uterus regrows itself, ovaries pump out fresh eggs, and the clitoris pulses beneath the surface like a shimmering pyramid of nerves.This paradigm shift is made possible by the growing understanding that sex and gender are not binary; we all share the same universal body plan and origin in the womb. Thats why insights into the vaginal microbiome, ovarian stem cells, and the biology of menstruation dont mean only a better understanding of female bodies, but a better understanding of male, non-binary, transgender, and intersex bodies-in other words, all bodies.By turns funny, lyrical, incisive, and shocking, Vagina Obscura is a powerful testament to how the landscape of human knowledge can be rewritten to better serve everyone. 9 illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51972516118816,"sku":"NEW1324050535","price":20.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/vagina-obscura-an-anatomical-voyage-1324050535","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}