A BEST BOOK OF 2023 FOR THE TELEGRAPH, FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW SCIENTIST AND STYLIST
A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST READ 2023

Discover the next frontier of scientific understanding: your body's electrome.

Every cell in your body - bones, skin, nerves, muscle - has a voltage, like a tiny battery. This bioelectricity is why your brain can send signals to your body, why it develops and how it heals itself.

In We Are Electric, award-winning science writer Sally Adee explores the colourful history of bioelectricity and journeys into the remarkable future of the discipline, through today's laboratories where real-world medical applications are being developed.

"An entertaining account . . . Adee's enthusiasm is infectious and she conveys well the jaw-dropping scale and complexity of the "electrome"" - * The Times *

"We Are Electric is Adee's thrilling scientific detective story, a rich history that brings us up to date with the latest research" - * New Scientist *

"Excellent . . . Sally Adee has written an absorbing and fast-paced account of a field of research that could thus herald a whole new era of paradigm-shifting medicine" - * New York Times *

"This year's lightbulb moment" - * Telegraph *

"Adee explores the chemical and electrical ferment underpinning all growth and life, highlighting the pioneers and charlatans who discovered and exploited "bioelectricity", [she] also conjures electric medicine: a future of good health, regenerated tissue and (perhaps) extended life" - * New Scientist *

"A revelation . . . Has rich implications for how we heal and grow" - * Daily Telegraph *

"Adee writes as a reporter but also as an enthusiast . . . . A lively read" - * Wall Street Journal *