01806cam a2200313 a 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000290008804000180011704100080013504200080014305000210015108200140017208400340018610000230022024501200024326000100036326400550037330000270042833600090045533700150046433800110047950400640049052008450055465000330139965000600143217248735OSt20250507112309.0120410s2012    nyu      b    001 0 eng    a  2012007029  a9780316182317 (hardback)  aDLCcDLCdDLC  aeng  apcc00aQH431b.K24 201200a572.8223  aSCI029000aSCI0080002bisacsh1 aKean, Sam.eauthor14aThe violinist's thumb :band other lost tales of love, war, and genius, as written by our genetic code /cSam Kean.  c2012. 1aNew York, New York :bLittle, Brown and Co.,c2012  aix, 401 pages;c25 cm.  atext  aunmediated  avolume  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 385-389) and index.  a"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"-- 0aHuman geneticsvMiscellanea. 7aSCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics.2bisacsh