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Author: Sam Kean
ISBN : 0316182338
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From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes more incredible stories of science, history, language, and music, as told by our own DNA.
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.
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- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Back Bay Books; Reprint edition (July 16, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0316182338
- ISBN-13: 978-0316182331
- Product Dimensions: 6 x 8.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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Kean has a flair for writing in a way that intrigues and entertains -- beginning with the teaser in his first paragraph that this book about genetics is written by an author whose father is named Gene and his mother Jean.
This is just the first of a long litany of tidbits -- odd, intriguing, amazing, frustrating, about the ways in which genetics affects who we are, what diseases we get, what physical or mental skills we have. He is a journalist who specializes in science and most of the time makes its complications clear to the non scientist. It tends to be a bit of a hodge podge and at times I did get lost, but at other times I finally understood what my eighth grade science teacher was trying to explain.
I enjoyed this book but I'm not sure the information will affect my life in any significant way. I would be interested to see a science teacher's reaction. Is it superficial or does it expose the profound?
By jem
First - you must have a curious mind, and be willing to think. That said, Sam Kean takes a complicated subject like DNA that folks often assume they understand, and tells a tale that informs and entertains in many ways. You learn about DNA in context, the history of discovery from early myths to modern understanding. He explains the science behind DNA, he builds knowledge in bites and chunks while keeping the reader's interest with fascinating background stories on the people involved in the discovery and application of the workings of the miracle double helix. Sam Kean is the science teacher we all wanted back in high school or college - he makes it fun to learn.
By TN Monica
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