The Secret Body

<p>'<b>A big-picture forecast of how medicine stands on the threshold of a revolution that will radically change all of our lives' <i>The Times</i></b><br><br><b>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.</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br><b>'With this stunning book Daniel M. Davis joins the pantheon of truly great science communicators. Everyone who has a body will love it'</b> <b>CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN</b> author of <i>Ultra-Processed People</i><br><br><b>'The startling new discoveries...are radically altering our understanding of how we function and what our future holds' BRIAN COX</b><br><br><b>'Thrilling' BILL BRYSON</b><br><b>'Brilliant' TIM SPECTOR</b><br><b>'Extraordinary' ALICE ROBERTS</b></p>