Replaceable You, 9781836431558
Hardcover
A quest to rebuild the human body, one part at a time.
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Replaceable You

adventures in human anatomy

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    288 pages

  • Release Date

    2 February 2026

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Summary

Replaceable You: A Journey into the Future of Human Repair

Our bodies are amazing self-healing machines, constantly renewing and repairing. Skin regenerates monthly, blood every few months, and even a severely damaged liver can bounce back. But what about the parts that don’t heal so easily—the brain, the heart, the eyes?

For generations, medicine has strived to find solutions, experimenting with everything from brass noses to pig hearts and jet canopy eye parts. Now, with i…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781836431558
ISBN-10:1836431554
Author:Mary Roach
Publisher:Oneworld Publications
Imprint:Oneworld Publications
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:2 February 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:216mm x 135mm
About The Author

Mary Roach

Mary Roach is the author of seven best-selling works of nonfiction, including Grunt, Gulp, Stiff, and, most recently, Animal, Vegetable, Criminal. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, Wired, GQ, Vogue, National Geographic and more. She lives in California.

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