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The violinist's thumb : and other extraordinary true stories as written by our DNA by Sam Kean is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The violinist's thumb : and other extraordinary true stories as written by our DNA about?
Did the human race almost go extinct? Can genetics explain a cat lady's love for felines? How does DNA lead to people with no fingerprints or humans born with tails? And how did the right combination of genes create the exceptionally flexible thumbs and fingers of a truly singular violinist? Unravelling the genetic code hasn't always been easy - from its earliest days, genetics has been rife with infighting, backstabbing and controversial theories - but scientists can now finally read the astoun
Who reads The violinist's thumb : and other extraordinary true stories as written by our DNA?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Sam Kean
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Limited; Black Swan
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780552777513
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Science, Biology
- Rating
- 3.96 / 5 (28 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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