An in-depth look at potential future developments in medicine, including the use of nanotechnology as well as genetic mapping and other technologies that are currently considered to be state of the art. By examining the historical roots of medicine this book presents a knowledgeable and balanced account of the modern and future medical industry.

Part of the series What's Next? The Future Of..., there are four titles in the series examining warfare, medicine, architecture and space exploration.

This book features in the following series: What's Next, What's Next?, Whats Next? the Future Of .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .

This book has the following chapters: Introduction Discovering germs, developing drugs Taking the fight inward Cells and small surgeons Science fiction to medical fact Glossary Bibliography Websites Index