The Secret Body
How the New Science of the Human Body Is Changing the Way We Live
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:7th Jul '22
£9.99
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'A big-picture forecast of how medicine stands on the threshold of a revolution that will radically change all of our lives' The Times
Welcome to a revolution in the science of you. This landmark new book from award-winning scientist Daniel M. Davis explores the future of the human body.
Imagine taking drugs to help you acquire new skills, or knowing years in advance the precise likelihood of developing specific cancers, or following a diet and health regime tailored to your microbiome, or even having continuous monitoring of your body's workings and well-being.
Written by an award-winning scientist, this landmark book shows how these radical and disconcerting possibilities have been made real. It is at once a gripping drama of scientific ingenuity, discovery and collaboration, and a vision of the human body of dizzying complexity and wonder.
'With this stunning book Daniel M. Davis joins the pantheon of truly great science communicators. Everyone who has a body will love it'CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN, author of Ultra-Processed People
'The startling new discoveries...are radically altering our understanding of how we function and what our future holds' BRIAN COX
'Thrilling' BILL BRYSON
'Brilliant' TIM SPECTOR
'Extraordinary' ALICE ROBERTS
A brilliant deep-dive into the latest discoveries of human health. An inspiration! -- Tim Spector, No.1 bestselling author of Spoon-Fed
With this stunning book Daniel M. Davis joins the pantheon of truly great science communicators. It will change the way you think about your self and the people around you. Everyone who has a body will love it -- CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN, No.1 bestselling author of Ultra-Processed People
A big-picture forecast of how medicine stands on the threshold of a revolution that will radically change all of our lives ... Davis is a polar opposite of the typecast propeller-hatted futurologist. He is beguilingly informal and affably humorous * The Times *
An elegantly written and splendidly concise Cook's Tour of the frontiers of medical biology. It is also an engrossing account of the progress of science * Wall Street Journal *
A perfect blend of cutting-edge science and compelling storytelling. Daniel Davis has a rare knack for making complex science comprehensible and thrilling -- BILL BRYSON
An extraordinary journey that reveals the magnificence, intricacy and beauty of the human body, fundamentally changing the way we see ourselves. Masterful -- ALICE ROBERTS
A beautifully rendered picture of the startling new discoveries in human biology which are radically altering our understanding of how we function and what our future holds -- BRIAN COX
What we now know about the human body would seem magical to people just a hundred years ago... It often reads like a detective story and anyone interested in biology will learn much from this enjoyable book -- VENKI RAMAKRISHNAN, Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry and author of Gene Machine
ISBN: 9781529110975
Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 13mm
Weight: 162g
224 pages