The remarkable life of the skin : an intimate journey across our surface

By:

Lyman, Monty

Publication details: London Black Swan 2020Description: 282 p : ill; 20 cmISBN:

9781784163525

Subject(s):

SKIN

Contents:

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Summary: Includes bibliographical references and index.Summary: How does our diet affect our skin? What makes the skin age? And why cant we tickle ourselves? Providing a cover for our delicate and intricate bodies, the skin is our largest and fastest growing organ. We see it, touch it and live in it every day. It's a habitat for a mesmerizingly complex world of micro-organisms and physical functions that are vital to our health and our survival. Its also one of the first things people see about us and is crucial to our sense of identity. And yet how much do we really know about it? Through the lenses of science, sociology and history, Dr Monty Lyman leads us on a journey across our most underrated and unexplored organ and reveals how the skin is far stranger and more complex than youve ever imagined"

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Shelves	WR 100 LYM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		14855

Originally published: London: Bantam Press, 2019.

text

still image

Includes bibliographical references and index.

How does our diet affect our skin? What makes the skin age? And why cant we tickle ourselves? Providing a cover for our delicate and intricate bodies, the skin is our largest and fastest growing organ. We see it, touch it and live in it every day. It's a habitat for a mesmerizingly complex world of micro-organisms and physical functions that are vital to our health and our survival. Its also one of the first things people see about us and is crucial to our sense of identity. And yet how much do we really know about it? Through the lenses of science, sociology and history, Dr Monty Lyman leads us on a journey across our most underrated and unexplored organ and reveals how the skin is far stranger and more complex than youve ever imagined"

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