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082 0 4 _a612
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100 1 _aDavis, Daniel M.
_q(Daniel Michael),
_d1970-
245 1 4 _aThe secret body :
_bhow the new science of the human body is changing the way we live /
_cDaniel M. Davis.
264 1 _aPrinceton ;
_aOxford :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c2021
264 4 _c©2021
300 _a212 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _aFirst published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by The Bodley Head, an imprint of Vintage"--Title page verso.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 162-205) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Super-resolution cells -- The start of us -- A force for healing -- The multi-coloured brain -- The others within -- Overarching codes -- What it all means.
520 _a"One of our most lauded scientist-writers shows how astonishing breakthroughs in medical science are changing previously immutable aspects of humanity. Welcome to a revolution in the science of human health. This book takes us to the frontier of medical research and reveals stunning recent advances that are changing our understanding of how human body works, how we combat and prevent disease and how we understand what it means to be human. We see how super-resolution nano-scopes are revealing hitherto hidden operations within our cells and opening up new new ways of manipulating the immune system; how human embryos can now be preserved alive long enough to see how genetic abnormalities can be corrected during the early stages of foetal development; how light is being used to excite pathways in the brain allowing us to understand and manipulate thoughts and feelings; how our rapidly increasing understanding of the microbiome is radically changing every aspect of human biology. These and many more astonishing discoveries are related as gripping dramas of discovery by an award-winning scientist at the very forefront of this adventure"--
_cPublisher's description.
650 0 _aHuman biology
_vPopular works.
650 0 _aMedical innovations.
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