It's the first great mystery: where did you come from? How did your cells know what to build? What are bones made from? When did your eyes start working, and what did they see?
Join Katharina Vestre on an adventure to relive your very first
moments. From your first cell to your first breath, this is your story
as you have never heard it before.
Did you know that it took three
attempts to make your kidneys? Or that tiny twirling hairs on your back
showed your other organs where to go? Or that hiccups are probably a
legacy from our ancient, underwater ancestors?
With the help of some
cutting-edge science and a wry sense of humour, Vestre reveals all this
and more. Like: how sperm know which way to swim. Why sex and gender
are more complicated than one might think. What you have in common with
every living being, and why you are unique.
Set off on a true voyage
of discovery through an inner universe whose secrets we are still
unravelling. A miniature drama of cosmic significance, this is the
amazing story of how you became you.