Publication

2009 - Wiley, Hoboken, N.J, New Jersey

Language

English

Word Count

92,500 words, Guess

Page Count

370 pages

Identifiers

and 5 more
  • LibraryThing8126509
  • Library of Congress Control Number2008047040
  • OCLC Control Number226355798
  • Better World Books9780470176788
  • Open LibraryOL22671861M

Classifications

  • DDC362.1
  • LCCRA427.3 .D86 2009
  • LCCRA427.3.D86 2009

Description

Why would an arguably normal, healthy individual submit himself to hundreds of blood tests, body scans, brain scans, and other medical tests? Have his DNA, and his family's, analyzed for genetic diseases, as well as for genes that affect personality, intelligence, physical and mental abilities, and more--then publish the results for all to see? Journalist David Ewing Duncan's mission, as perhaps the most tested healthy person in history, is to discover what cutting-edge medical technology can tell him, and us, about our future health; the effects of living in a toxin-soaked world; and how genes, proteins, personal behavior, and an often-hostile environment interact within our bodies. These tests and more will soon be available to millions--but will knowing the intricate details put our minds at ease or make us paranoid? Will this information be used against us? Duncan explores these and many other questions about the nature of life in the twenty-first century.--From publisher description.

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  • Experimental man: what one man's body reveals about his future, your health, and our toxic worldWiley2009-01-01
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