The Universe Inside You: The Extreme Science of the Human Body from Quantum Theory to the Mysteries of the Brain

by Brian Clegg

Book Overview

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 existence.

In the sequel to his bestselling Inflight Science, Brian Clegg explores mitochondria, in-cell powerhouses which are thought to have once been separate creatures; how your...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184831504X
• ISBN13: 9781848315044
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.8"