{"product_id":"9780691223421","title":"Virtual You","description":"Author: Peter Coveney\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691223421\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVirtual You\u003c\/i\u003e is a panoramic account of efforts by scientists around the world to build digital twins of human beings, from cells and tissues to organs and whole bodies. These virtual copies will usher in a new era of personalised medicine, one in which your digital twin can help predict your risk of disease, participate in virtual drug trials, shed light on the diet and lifestyle changes that are best for you, and help identify therapies to enhance your well-being and extend your lifespan  but thorny challenges remain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this deeply illuminating book, Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield reveal what it will take to build a virtual, functional copy of a person in five steps. Along the way, they take you on a fantastic voyage through the complexity of the human body, describing the latest scientific and technological advances  from multiscale modelling to extraordinary new forms of computing  that will make 'virtual you' a reality, while also considering the ethical questions inherent to realising truly predictive medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an incisive foreword by Nobel Prize  winning biologist Venki Ramakrishnan, \u003ci\u003eVirtual You\u003c\/i\u003e is science at its most astounding, showing how our virtual twins and even whole populations of virtual humans promise to transform our health and our lives in the coming decades.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46680678793374,"sku":"ADS-9780691223421","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780691223421.jpg?v=1775543665","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780691223421","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}