Award-winning science and technology journalist Sally Adee reveals the new science of our body's electromeAn entertaining account . . . Adee's enthusiasm is infectious and she conveys well the jaw-dropping scale and complexity of the "electrome"
We Are Electric is Adee's thrilling scientific detective story, a rich history that brings us up to date with the latest research
Excellent . . . Sally Adee has written an absorbing and fast-paced account of a field of research that could thus herald a whole new era of paradigm-shifting medicine
Adee explores the chemical and electrical ferment underpinning all growth and life, highlighting the pioneers and charlatans who discovered and exploited "bioelectricity", [she] also conjures electric medicine: a future of good health, regenerated tissue and (perhaps) extended life
Adee writes as a reporter but also as an enthusiast . . . . A lively read
This book blew my mind. We Are Electric is a thrilling read, and Sally Adee explains everything from the intricacies of our electric cells to the potential for new medical treatments - and brain-hacking - with a sparkling clarity
The 'ohmigod-that's-so-cool' moments come thick and fast as she brings the science up to date, investigating today's cutting edge and what the future may hold for bio-electric medicine. It's a vast and hugely exciting area of scientific research, shared with infectious enthusiasm, a real depth of knowledge and smart and funny turn of phrase.
You'll never think of life in the same way againAs Sally Adee describes with great wit and insight, we are nothing without electricity: it's the stuff of life, and of death. This is such
a thrilling, compelling and energising book - reading it I couldn't help picturing the author as Zeus, chucking lightning bolts at me. Such a timely book, too. The future is - I'm sorry, I can't help it - electrifying
Staggering . . . Our future appears electric, and this book does a great job of explaining why . . . Often amusing, always engaging
The electrome may be as important to our understanding of life as the genetic code - yet few of us are aware of these groundbreaking developments. With scintillating storytelling, Sally Adee takes us to into the heart of this scientific revolution and its potential to transform medicine.
We Are Electric is science writing at its very best - it shimmers with wit and insight. Prepare to be entertained, enlightened and, yes, electrified by this brilliant book
Sally Adee is an award-winning science and technology writer. She spent ten years as a technology features editor at New Scientist and IEEE Spectrum magazine. She has also written for the New York Times, BBC Future, Quartz and The Economist. She has won a US National Press Club award, a BT Information Security award and the Guild of Health Writers Award for her inside account of Silicon Valley's young blood clinics.
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