El Pulgar del Violinista / The Violinist's Thumb [Spanish]

By Sam Kean

Del autor del best seller internacional La cuchara menguante, este libro nos descubre los secretos que esconde nuestro c digo gen tico, y c mo su inminente decodificaci n est a punto de resolver cuestiones que llevamos siglos plante ndonos.

Paganini fue un violinista con un don tan grande que toda su vida tuvo que despejar los rumores de que hab a vendido su alma al diablo. Sin embargo, lo cierto es que su maestr a ten a mucho que ver con su ADN, pues padec a un trastorno gen tico que lo hab a dotado de unos dedos monstruosamente flexibles, el conocido como pulgar del violinista.

Estuvo la raza humana a punto de extinguirse? Puede la gen tica explicar el amor incondicional de una mujer por su gato? Qu culpa tiene el ADN de que nazcan ni os sin huellas dactilares o de que Kennedy tuviera un cutis bronceado? Est n los genes tras el talento de Einstein?

stas y otras cuestiones encontrar n su respuesta en el libro de Sam Kean y nos permitir n adelantarnos al descubrimiento de extraordinarios secretos que nuestro c digo gen tico lleva ocultando toda la vida. Y es que desvelarlo nunca fue f cil. Desde su origen, la disciplina de la gen tica ha tenido que lidiar con disputas m ltiples, pu aladas por la espalda y teor as controvertidas.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

From the author of the international bestseller The Disappearing Spoon, this book uncovers the secrets hidden in our genetic code and how its imminent decoding is about to resolve questions humanity has pondered for centuries.

Paganini was a violinist with such extraordinary talent that he spent his life dispelling rumors he had sold his soul to the devil. In truth, his mastery had much to do with his DNA, as he suffered from a genetic disorder that gave him monstrously flexible fingers, known as the violinist's thumb.

Was the human race once on the brink of extinction? Can genetics explain a woman's unconditional love for her cat? Is DNA responsible for children born without fingerprints or for Kennedy's tanned complexion? Are genes behind Einstein's genius?

These and other questions find their answers in Sam Kean's book, allowing us to anticipate the discovery of extraordinary secrets our genetic code has hidden all along. And unveiling them has never been easy. From its beginnings, the discipline of genetics has had to contend with disputes, betrayals, and controversial theories.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 6075694501
• ISBN13: 9786075694504
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Planeta Publishing
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.9" x 7.4"