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

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      Development (Cambridge, England)
      The Company of Biologists Ltd
      Asia, History, Inclusion, Latin America

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          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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          Summary: This Review highlights the rich history of embryological thinking in Asia and Latin America, challenging the European-centric view of the history of scientific investigation and discovery in developmental biology.

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                Journal
                Development
                Development
                DEV
                develop
                Development (Cambridge, England)
                The Company of Biologists Ltd
                0950-1991
                1477-9129
                1 February 2021
                2 February 2021
                2 February 2021
                : 148
                : 3
                : dev192062
                Affiliations
                Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin , 2401 Speedway, Patterson Labs, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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                [* ]Author for correspondence ( wallingford@ 123456austin.utexas.edu )
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                http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6280-8625
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                DEV192062
                10.1242/dev.192062
                7875486
                33526415
                c086f70c-b4fb-41ab-b8bf-9fe2723be914
                © 2021. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd

                This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.

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                Funded by: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development;
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                Developmental biology
                asia,history,inclusion,latin america
                Developmental biology
                asia, history, inclusion, latin america

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