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The Universe Inside You: The Extreme Science of the Human Body
The Universe Inside You The Extreme Science of the Human Body Author:Brian Clegg Fascinating facts and mind-boggling science of the human body. — Built from the debris of exploding stars that floated through space for billions of years, home to a zoo of tiny aliens, and controlled by a brain with more possible connections than there are atoms in the universe, the human body is the most incredible thing in exis... more »tence. Brian Clegg explores mitochondria, in-cell powerhouses which are thought to have once been separate creatures; how your eyes are quantum traps, consuming photons of light from the night sky that have travelled for millions of years; your many senses, which include the ability to detect warps in space and time, and why meeting an attractive person can turn you into a gibbering idiot. Read The Universe Inside You and you'll never look at yourself the same way again.« less