The song of the cell

Siddhartha Mukherjee

£12.99

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Rich with Mukherjee’s revelatory and exhilarating stories of scientists, doctors, and the patients whose lives may be saved by their work, ‘The Song of the Cell’ is the third book in this extraordinary writer’s exploration of what it means to be human.

ISBN: 9781529111781 Category:

Description

**Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2023**

A NEW YORK TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, ECONOMIST, MAIL ON SUNDAY and GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR

From the dawn of life itself, every being that has ever lived owes its existence to the cell.

‘Will leave you in awe’ Guardian

The discovery of this vital form led to a transformation in medicine but also in our understanding of ourselves – not as bodies or machines but as ecosystems. It has also given us the power to treat a vast array of mortal maladies…and even to create new kinds of human altogether.

Rich with stories of scientists, doctors and the patients whose lives may be saved by their work, The Song of the Cell is a stunning ode to the building blocks of life and the cutting-edge science harnessing their power for the better.

‘Profound…As big a topic as life itself’ The Times

‘Medical magic’ Daily Telegraph

‘Vast…important…optimistic’ Mail on Sunday

Additional information

Weight 0.403 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 3 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

xvii, 473 , 8 unnumbered of plates

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

571.6 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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