An edition of The violinist's thumb (2012)

O polegar do violinista

E outras histórias da genética sobre amor, guerra e genialidade

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An edition of The violinist's thumb (2012)

O polegar do violinista

E outras histórias da genética sobre amor, guerra e genialidade

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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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Zahar
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Portuguese
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392

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Cover of: O polegar do violinista
O polegar do violinista: E outras histórias da genética sobre amor, guerra e genialidade
22 agosto 2013, Zahar
Brochura in Portuguese
Cover of: The violinist's thumb
The violinist's thumb
2013, Clipper Large Print
in English
Cover of: The violinist's thumb
Cover of: The violinist's thumb
The violinist's thumb
2012, Doubleday
in English
Cover of: The violinist's thumb

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Translation Of
The violinist's thumb
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English

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Brochura
Number of pages
392

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OL59265442M
ISBN 13
9788537810965

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OL16599242W

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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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