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Of incubators, orchids and artificial wombs

In this extract from Claire Horn’s new book, ‘Eve: The Disobedient Future of Birth’, she traces the development of the artificial womb, soon to become a reality.

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Beyond a green carpet

Plant ecologist Sara Middleton explores the amazing symbiotic relationships between the species that make up grasslands, and considers their future as rain becomes more scarce.

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姜、蒜、葱 Ginger, garlic and spring onions

Nina Mingya Powles felt adrift in the UK, living thousands of miles from home. But nurturing familiar tastes and smells in her tiny balcony garden helped her roots begin to grow.

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A history of gestation outside the body

It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.

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  • Lady's slipper orchids (Cypripedium villosum): two flowering stems. Watercolour.
  • A basket of flowers, peonies, chrysanthemums and orchids. Watercolour painting.
  • Nine flowering plants, including three orchids. Coloured transfer lithograph, c. 1833.
  • Nine flowering plants, including two orchids. Coloured transfer lithograph, c. 1833.
  • Seven plants, including three orchids: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1835.
  • Eight plants, including five orchids: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • Seven plants, including two orchids: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1835.
  • Five orchids, all species of the genus Maxillaria: flowering stems. Coloured lithograph.
  • Ten flowering plants, including two orchids and an iris. Coloured transfer lithograph, c. 1833.
  • Ten flowering plants, including two orchids and an iris. Coloured transfer lithograph, c. 1833.
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