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1) The violinist's thumb: and other lost tales of love, war, and genius, as written by our genetic code
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xii, 657 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Charles Darwin played a crucial part in turning heredity into a scientific question, and yet he failed spectacularly to answer it. The birth of genetics in the early 1900s seemed to do precisely that. Gradually, people translated their old notions about heredity into a language of genes. As the technology for studying genes became cheaper, millions of people ordered genetic tests to link themselves to missing parents, to distant ancestors, to ethnic...
Author
Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxvii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
With Eat Right 4 Your Type, Dr. d'Adamo proved that one diet plan does not fit all. Here, he provides a customized program that works with your genetic makeup to maximize health and weight loss, as well as prevent or even reverse disease. According to Dr. d'Adamo, a host of environmental factors, including diet and lifestyle, dictate how your genes express themselves. With the right tools, you can turn on the good genes and shut down the bad ones....
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 255 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Explains new concepts in human genetics and health that indicate that the fundamental nature of the human genome is much more fluid and flexible than originally thought.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Pub. Corp
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 369 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Crisscrossing the continent, a renowned geneticist provides a groundbreaking examination of America through its DNA.
18) Wetware
Author
Publisher
Shaye Areheart Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
339 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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