The Violinist's Thumb : : and Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by our Genetic Code
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"In The Disappearing Spoon, bestselling author Sam Kean unlocked the mysteries of the periodic table. In THE VIOLINIST'S THUMB, he explores the wonders of the magical building block of life: DNA. There are genes to explain crazy cat ladies, why other people have no fingerprints, and why some people survive nuclear bombs. Genes illuminate everything from JFK's bronze skin (it wasn't a tan) to Einstein's genius. They prove that Neanderthals and humans bred thousands of years more recently than any of us would feel comfortable thinking. They can even allow some people, because of the exceptional flexibility of their thumbs and fingers, to become truly singular violinists. Kean's vibrant storytelling once again makes science entertaining, explaining human history and whimsy while showing how DNA will influence our species' future"-- Provided by publisher.
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Geeky and Great submitted by karenmitzel on July 8, 2017, 8:44am This book was a great "light intellectual" reading book. It really gets into the nitty gritty of genetics (and I wish I had been able to read it when I was taking college-level genetics). Despite the fact that you will learn a lot, it is highly entertaining and oh so readable. Kean uses storytelling and personal histories to take you through incremental topics. I really enjoyed it as part of my adult (self selected) summer reading list.
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New York : Little, Brown, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: ix, 401 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780316182317
0316182311
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Genetics -- Miscellanea.
Human genetics -- Miscellanea.