{"product_id":"9781324050537","title":"Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and the PEN\/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eFive Books\u003c\/em\u003e Best Literary Science Writing titles in 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003cem\u003eScience Friday\u003c\/em\u003e Best Science Book to Read This Summer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA myth-busting voyage into the female body.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat 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 \u003cem\u003eVagina Obscura\u003c\/em\u003e, an odyssey into a woman’s body from a fresh perspective, ushering in a whole new cast of characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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. That’s why insights into the vaginal microbiome, ovarian stem cells, and the biology of menstruation don’t 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns funny, lyrical, incisive, and shocking, \u003cem\u003eVagina Obscura\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful testament to how the landscape of human knowledge can be rewritten to better serve everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370785837117,"sku":"9781324050537","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781324050537_p0.jpg?v=1771568501","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781324050537","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}