An exploration of how the human body works, what happens when things go wrong and ways to make things right, all in an authoritative reference complete with the most current medical advances and information. '

Highlighted by 300 state-of-the-art photographs, this enthralling volume vividly portrays all aspects of the intricate organism that is the human body. Definitive text and arresting images illuminate everything from the microscopic double helix to the higher functions of the brain to the biomedical promises of the future, in six chapters.

ORIGINS: Cells, genes, DNA, and the human blueprint.

SYSTEMS: The body's marvelous machinery and how it functions.

BODILY DEFENSES: Our astonishing immune system and its ongoing battles against disease.

BRAIN: Revealing glimpses of the mind/body interaction.

AGING: Why our bodies inevitably slow down - and what the latest research hopes to do about it.

NEW DIRECTIONS: Cutting-edge developments in diagnostics, biotechnology, and more.

ISBN 9780792271482
Condition Used
Artist / Author National Geographic Society
Shipping Weight 2.0000kg
Type Book
Format Hardback

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