Kate Womersley

All skin and bones

Monty Lyman and Brian Switek explore the skin and bones. Will the pancreas or kidney be next?

issue 17 August 2019

  • The Secret Life of Bones: Their Origins, Evolution and Fate

    Brian Switek

    Duckworth, pp. 288

  • The Remarkable Life of the Skin: An Intimate Journey Across Our Surface

    Monty Lyman

    Bantam Books, pp. 304

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