The Secret Body

One of our most lauded scientist-writers shows how scientific breakthroughs are revealing astonishing new capabilities and possibilities for the human body `Thrilling` BILL BRYSON `Brilliant` TIM SPECTOR `Extraordinary` ALICE ROBERTS Welcome to a revolution in the science of you - this is the landmark new book from award-winning scientist Daniel M. Davis. 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. `The startling new discoveries...are radically altering our understanding of how we function and what our future holds` BRIAN COX `A big-picture forecast of how medicine stands on the threshold of a revolution that will radically change all of our lives` The Times