Год выпуска: 2010 Автор: Dr. Robin Kelly Издательство: Страниц: 253 ISBN: 1604150165
Описание
"Best Science Book" USA Booknews Best Book Award winner"Book of the Year" finalist, Body/Mind/Spirit, ForeWord magazine"Best Book" finalist, Ashton Wylie Book AwardsOne of the great mysteries of biology is how the cells in our bodies can act in perfect synchronization. Simply raising your arm requires the coordination of billions of cells. How do so many cells communicate simultaneously and rapidly, to allow the body to act in such exquisite harmony?In The Human Antenna, London-trained physician Dr. Robin Kelly describes the mechanisms by which cells speak to each other. They communicate using electrical fields: our bones and ligaments are in fact semiconductors. This means that they can transmit both energy, like the power cord to your computer, and information, like the cable that goes to the internet. This semiconductive property of cells, first observed by scientists half a century ago, is key to explaining how information can travel from one part of the body to another.This...
