Thirty Trillion Cells

An illustrated in-depth look at the intricate machine that is the human body. Covers all the body's major systems, and looks at the human body as a microbiome, host to trillions of 'good' microbes that help us function.

Do you know what you're made of? The answer is CELLS – about thirty TRILLION of them – all working together to form one awesome human being: YOU.

The tiniest building blocks of life are crammed amongst the pages of this book, waiting to be discovered. From individual cells to complex systems, discover how your body moves, grows, breathes, senses, thinks and feels. Find out why you get butterflies in your stomach, how your brain is more complex than the most powerful computer, and that you are home to more bacteria cells than there are stars in the Milky Way.

Featuring expansive, artistic illustration that is as beautiful to look at as it is educational, your intricate, incredible cells are worth a closer look.

What's inside a cell?; What do we have so many cells?; How do cells know what to do? • How cells team up, Brain cells; Heart cells; Fat cells; Blood cells; Bone cells; Skin cells; Liver cells; Sex cells • From cells to systems; Digestive system; Respiratory system; Cardiovascular system; Skeletomuscular system; Integumentary system; Immune system; Excretory system; Nervous system; Endocrine system • Where do cells come from?; When cells go wrong; Why don't cells last forever • The body microbiome