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ReviewDevelopment (Cambridge, England)2021

Aristotle, Buddhist scripture and embryology in ancient Mexico: building inclusion by re-thinking what counts as the history of developmental biology.

John B Wallingford

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Review in Development (Cambridge, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Gene-alcohol interactions in birth defects.Current topics in developmental biology · 2023
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  4. Embryonic and extraembryonic tissues during mammalian development: shifting boundaries in time and space.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2022
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1 author.

John B WallingfordDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 2401 Speedway, Patterson Labs, Austin, TX 78712, USA wallingford@austin.utexas.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6280-8625

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has not gone unnoticed in recent times that historical writing about science is heavily Eurocentric. A striking example can be found in the history of developmental biology: textbooks and popular science writing frequently trace an intellectual thread from the Greek philosopher Aristotle through 19th century embryology to 20th century genetics. Few in our field are aware of the depth and breadth of early embryological thinking outside of Europe. Here, I provide a series of vignettes highlighting the rich history of embryological thinking in Asia and Latin America. My goal is to provide an entertaining, even provocative, synopsis of this important but under-studied topic. It is my hope that this work will spur others to carry out more thorough investigations, with the ultimate goal of building a more inclusive discipline.

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AsiaDevelopmental BiologyEmbryologyEuropeGreeceHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturyHumansLatin AmericaMexicoAsiaHistoryInclusionLatin America

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PMID33526415
PMCPMC7875486

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