It is well-established that testicular spermatozoa are immature and acquire motility and
fertilization capabilities during transit throughout the epididymis. The epididymis is a duct …

Environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), including pesticides and industrial
chemicals, have been and are released into the environment producing deleterious effects …

All living systems perpetuate themselves via growth in or on the body, followed by splitting,
budding, or birth. We find that synthetic multicellular assemblies can also replicate …

Developmental science is an interdisciplinary scientific field dedicated to understanding and
explaining developmental processes, and optimizing the adaptive development of the …

This book employs recursivity and contingency as two principle concepts to investigate into
the relation between nature and technology, machine and organism, system and freedom. It …

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has become a required element of clinical practice, but it is
critical for the healthcare community to understand the ongoing controversy surrounding …

There is an underlying assumption in the social sciences that consciousness and social life
are ultimately classical physical/material phenomena. In this ground-breaking book …

If we were to point out in a few words what characterises the phenomenon of life, we would
probably mention the amazing plasticity and robustness of living systems, the innumerable …

In the past century, nearly all of the biological sciences have been directly affected by
discoveries and developments in genetics, a fast-evolving subject with important theoretical …

Epidemiological studies have reported that during the last 60 years the quantity and quality
of human sperm has decreased and the incidence of male genital tract defects, testicular …