The result is a fascinating exploration of where breasts came from, where they have ended up, and what we can do to save them. Williams, an award-winning science writer, investigates why breasts are assaulted equally by men and a rising number of chemicals in the environment. Her investigation follows the life cycle of the breast from puberty to pregnancy to menopause, taking her from a plastic surgeon’s office where she learns about the importance of cup size in Texas to the laboratory where she discovers the presence of environmental toxins in her own breast milk. In this informative and highly entertaining account, intrepid science reporter Florence Williams sets out to uncover the latest scientific findings from the fields of anthropology, biology, and medicine. What makes breasts so mercurial-and so vulnerable? Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Florence Williams 4.2 (11) Paperback 15.95 Paperback 15.95 eBook 11.99 Audiobook 0.

Increasingly, the odds are stacked against us in the struggle with breast cancer, even among men. Breasts are getting bigger, arriving earlier, and attracting newfangled chemicals. But in the modern world, the breast is changing.

Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History E-Kitap AçıklamasıĪ 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Award Winner in the Science & Technology categoryĪn engaging narrative about an incredible, life-giving organ and its imperiled modern fate.**ĭid you know that breast milk contains substances similar to cannabis? Or that it’s sold on the Internet for 262 times the price of oil? Feted and fetishized, the breast is an evolutionary masterpiece.

Breast a natural and unnatural history