The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
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分類: 图书,进口原版,Professional & Technical(专业与技术类),
品牌: Sam Kean
基本信息出版社:Little, Brown and Company (2012年7月17日)精装:416页正文语种:英语ISBN:0316182311条形码:9780316182317ASIN:0316182311商品描述内容简介FromNew York Timesbestselling author Sam Kean comes more incredible stories of science, history, language, and music, as told by our own DNA.InThe 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.
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"His conversational prose sizzles with pop culture....Kean's palpable enthusiasm and the thrill of knowledge and invention the book imparts can infect even the most right-brained reader." (Miami Herald)
"Most people wouldn't describe the periodic table of elements as gripping. But Sam Kean makes it just that in his new book." (NPR.org)