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O renomado jornalista Sam Kean conta a história da genética, de Mendel e suas ervilhas até os dias de hoje, em que exames de ponta são capazes de detectar doenças que poderemos desenvolver. Ele mostra como, em algum ponto no emaranhado de fitas do DNA, se encontra a solução de muitos mistérios da espécie humana. Dentre eles, a grande saga sobre o lugar de onde viemos e como evoluímos a ponto de dominar o planeta como nenhuma outra espécie havia conseguido antes. Tudo isso entremeado a fantásticas narrativas protagonizadas pelo DNA: as mulheres grávidas que transmitiam câncer aos filhos ainda não nascidos; os sobreviventes de bombas nucleares; a morte precoce dos primeiros exploradores do ártico; o cientista russo que teria criado um híbrido de homem e chimpanzé; e até mesmo casos em que, como o do violinista virtuose Paganini, a ciência esclarece a arte.
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SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / General, Miscellanea, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Genetics, Human genetics, DNA, Evolution (Biology), Philosophy, Human evolution, Natural selection, nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2012-08-12, New York Times bestseller, Large type books, Popular Works, Genetic PhenomenaShowing 5 featured editions. View all 12 editions?
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O polegar do violinista: E outras histórias da genética sobre amor, guerra e genialidade
22 agosto 2013, Zahar
Brochura
in Portuguese
8537810967 9788537810965
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The violinist's thumb: and other lost tales of love, war, and genius, as written by our genetic code
2012, Thorndike Press
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1410450686 9781410450685
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The violinist's thumb: and other lost tales of love, war, and genius, as written by our genetic code
2012, Little, Brown and Co.
in English
0316182311 9780316182317
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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"--
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