Placental Mammal
MKThe wonder and weirdness of being a placental mammal
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The Public Placenta
Placenta and umbilical cord as seen in Chorion Song. Video still courtesy of Katy McCarthy.
It’s not that rare to see a fetus, or at least a depiction of one, when out and about. They’re on billboards along Texas highways, in ultrasound p...
There is No Blueprint
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DNA is often described as the blueprint for life. In his book “How Life Works: A User’s Guide to The New Biology,” author Philip Ball asks readers to discard this metaphor, to tear up the blueprints.
DNA is a heritable...
Dire Times for Science
This piece isn’t about placentas. But it touches on what’s at stake when reproductive technology reaches advanced stages with little regulation and lots of investment. Thanks for indulging me! - MK
Mythical human races as imagined by Europ...
Mere Medicine
I apologize for the long break between posts! I spent the end of 2024 researching & writing a short story/accidental fan fiction about ABBA and OpenAI1, but I’m back on the placental mammal beat now. Thanks for reading.
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Birth Like a Bird, Pt.2
The skeleton of a kiwi bird with egg. Credit: Museum of New Zealand.
This is the second installment of a post that explores a theory from behavioral ecologist Antone Martinho-Truswell about the shared helplessness of baby humans and baby...
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