In 'The Violinist's Thumb,' I talk about the poignancy of cells leaking across the placenta into both the mother and the child. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes cell child leak
Genes are like the story, and DNA is the language that the story is written in. Sam Kean dnagenelanguage Change image and share on social
The price of diamonds can vary greatly depending on size, cut, color, and other factors, including whether they have a history. But because of the rarity of blue boron diamonds, they often fetch more money than gems of similar quality. Sam Kean blueboroncolor share on social
Even fictional characters sometimes receive unwarranted medical opinions. Doctors have diagnosed Ebenezer Scrooge with OCD, Sherlock Holmes with autism, and Darth Vader with borderline personality disorder. Sam Kean autismborderlinecharacter share on social
As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short. Michael Morpurgo attentionchildremember Change image and share on social
In 1994 the U.S. Court of Appeals decided in the case of Oliver North to permit the release of grand jury evidence, because it had already been so thoroughly leaked. Donella Meadows appealcasecourt Change image and share on social
What do cells do when they see a broken piece of DNA? Cells don't like such breaks. They'll do pretty much anything they can to fix things up. If a chromosome is broken, the cells will repair the break using an intact chromosome. Jack W. Szostak breakcellchromosome share on social