Experimental Man: What One Man's Body Reveals about His Future, Your Health, and Our Toxic World

by David Ewing Duncan

Book Overview

Bestselling author David Ewing Duncan takes the ultimate high-tech medical exam, investigating the future impact of what's hidden deep inside all of us David Ewing Duncan takes "guinea pig" journalism to the cutting edge of science, building on award-winning articles he wrote for Wired and National Geographic, in which he was tested for hundreds of chemicals and genes associated with disease, emotions, and other traits. Expanding on these tests, he...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470176784
• ISBN13: 9780470176788
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

A seminal work

Excellent book that mixes intelligent story telling that offers a layman's peek into the future world of personalized and genomic medicine. The author brings a great human element to the complex molecular world of the human body. I also like the excellent website that accompanies the book, which brings a participatory element to the Experimental Man experience.

Intrepid reporter...

David Duncan has traveled all over the world in the pursuit of learning about the toxins in his own body. He brings a reporters keen eye to the scientific world of medical testing and helps the non-scientific reader understand what it all means. If you're curious what science can tell us about the human body, both the good and the bad, and you want read a first-rate reporter's personal journey to understanding what makes his own body tick, this is the book for you.

A Fantastic Voyage and A Must Read

In David Ewing Duncan's new book, "The Experimental Man", he takes us on an adventure through his own body that a mere decade ago would have been seen as science fiction, not science fact. A modern "Fantastic Voyage", we travel with David through a variety of tests that explores who we are and where are going. Most people by now have heard an advertisement for fully body scans, genetic testing for markers, or genetic testing for family lineage. David Ewing Duncan has obviously decided to take this not just a few steps further, but leagues in the future-present and doing what many would be fearful of doing, taking the world along for the ride. Not just a book of medical tests, medical capabilities, or the effects of the world on our bodies, this is a masterly crafted story of one man's odyssey of medically-enhanced self-discovery. If you a wondering "Should I buy this or not?" stop hesitating. David Ewing Duncan's book is a must read and belongs on everyone's book shelf and will soon be the topic of discussion at every water cooler and social gathering.

Writer Transforms Medical Testing to a Conversational Level

David Ewing Duncan must be the most thoroughly tested human on this planet.He tells his story in such an entertaining and informative manner, that you forget how much science is involved in the explanations.He allows his body to be used for all the tests that focus on genes, enviroment, brain and body.He is genius in his ability to show the interplay of, genes and environment.His description of his brother is sensitive and exhibits a deep bond between the two. I highly recommend this book. A fascinating read.

Amazing read! Riveting human stories that actually make sense of the future of medical testing. Plus

I just got a copy of David Ewing Duncan's new book, and it's amazing. It makes sense of some of the new science that I've been reading about -- genetics and brain scans and the like -- and explains it from the perspective of a real person taking these tests. The environment parts of the book are riveting -- and a bit frightening: that we are being exposed to everything from mercury to pesticides, and that our genes might give us some protection, or not, from these chemicals. In the end, it's a great read, well written with very human stories. I highly recommend this book if you want to see what the future holds for medical testing.