"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, author of The Body: A Guide for Occupants "A brilliant deep dive into the latest discoveries of human health. An inspiration!" --Tim Spector, author of Spoon-Fed "Reading The Secret Body is like spending time with an eloquent, well-connected, and entertaining enthusiast who has intimate knowledge of the secret worlds that lie within all of us." --Roger Highfield, coauthor of The Dance of Life "An extraordinary journey that reveals the magnificence, intricacy, and beauty of the human body, fundamentally changing the way we see ourselves. Masterful." --Alice Roberts, author of The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being "With masterful storytelling and deep scientific knowledge, Daniel Davis presents a fascinating modern history of the most consequential biomedical innovations of recent decades. A gifted scientific communicator, Davis translates complex processes into compelling stories of discovery, making a powerful case that these innovations are shaping and sometimes even defining our human destinies.
" --Barbara N. Horowitz, MD, coauthor of Zoobiquity and Wildhood "What we now know about the human body would seem magical to people just a hundred years ago. Davis takes us on a grand voyage to see how we reached our current understanding, along the way interweaving accounts of amazing discoveries with the very human stories of the many scientists who made them possible. Anyone interested in biology will learn much from this enjoyable book." --Venki Ramakrishnan, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and author of Gene Machine "Daniel Davis writes with passion and clarity, presenting the cutting edge of technology that is revolutionizing our understanding of how the human body works. His narrative style whips you along from innovation to innovation while maintaining scientific accuracy throughout--a first-class read." --Jack Gilbert, coauthor of Dirt Is Good "A beautifully rendered picture of the startling new discoveries in human biology that are radically altering our understanding of how we function and what our future holds." --Brian Cox, coauthor of Universal: A Guide to the Cosmos.