* _Immunity: The Science Behind Staying Well_ (2019)
* _The Truth About Viruses: What They Are, What They Do, and How We Can Fight Them_ (2018)
* _Life at the Extremes: The Science of Survival_ (2017)
* _How We Live and Why We Die: The Secret Lives of Cells_ (2015)
* _The Cosmic Zoo: Complex Life and Intelligence in the Universe_ (2014)
* _Dark Matters: Twisted But True Stories from the History of Medicine_ (2012)
* _The Cell: A Very Short Introduction_ (2010)
* _Microcosmos: The Microscope Revealed_ (2009)
* _Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine_ (2008)
Other Writing:
* Regular contributor to _The New Scientist_, _The Guardian_, _The New York Times_, and _The Wall Street Journal_
* Author of over 100 articles and essays on science, medicine, and health