The Genius Within
Subtitle: Discovering the Intelligence of Every Living Thing
Publisher: Harcourt
Published: June 5, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780151005512
First sentence: Tom was eighty-three years old.
Description: "This is a science book that could change your life - or at least your understanding of what life is. It will certainly change your ideas about intelligence as Dr. Frank Vertosick discovers and illustrates the profound intelligence of every living thing, from the smallest virus to the entire ecosystem.".

"We have been misled by our own brainpower into believing that intelligence is limited to reading, writing, and computing. In fact, our bodies contain many highly intelligent systems just as remarkable as our brains. And in The Genius Within you will see how something as common as the immune system works with a savvy and devious cleverness. You will come to respect the brilliance of viruses and the canniness of germs.

You will find out how some cancer cells outwit our finest medical techniques, and you will gain a profound respect for life itself."--BOOK JACKET.