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\n \n Lebensk\u00fcnstler (Galiani 2024) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n Russ Hodge guides us on a tour of animals with extraordinary features and the scientists who study them, offering insights into human biology and nature\u2019s response to climate change. Kat Menschik has captured each of these animal artists in beautiful images. The book was translated into German by Stefan Widdess.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n <\/span>\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-21.15.45-210x300.png\")
\n \n EMBL Annual Report (1997-2006) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n Nine reports comprise hundreds of Russ\u2019s articles that depict scientists and life in science at EMBL from 1997 to 2006. These volumes represent an extraordinary resource for information about EMBL and its staff. Stories about research are complemented by interviews, reflections, and portraits of researchers from all the EMBL sites.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n <\/span>\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/musk-300x262.jpg\")
\n \n The case of the short-fingered musketeer: a biomedical adventure (Max Delbr\u00fcck Center for Molecular Medicine 2013) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n This book tells the true story of a 30-year research project to discover the mechanism underlying a genetic condition combining brachydactyly and short stature with hypertension, now called Bilginturan\u2019s syndrome. As the author describes, the book is based on interviews carried out with its major figures, including nearly all the scientists and many members of the family in Turkey, and visits to their village on the Black Sea.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n
\n \n \n “It is too easy to dismiss what is unusual \u2013 whether short fingers or a scarf on a woman\u2019s head \u2013 as strange\r\nand divisive, something to categorize people into \u201cus\u201d and\r\n\u201cthem\u201d. A deeper look reveals that such differences are to\r\nbe treasured, and if we are open to them, we can learn a\r\ngreat deal about how to live together in a quickly changing world.” <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nFrom an Introduction to “The case of the short-fingered musketeer”, Russ Hodge, 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n \n EMBL Annual Report (1997-2006) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n Nine reports comprise hundreds of Russ\u2019s articles that depict scientists and life in science at EMBL from 1997 to 2006. These volumes represent an extraordinary resource for information about EMBL and its staff. Stories about research are complemented by interviews, reflections, and portraits of researchers from all the EMBL sites.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n <\/span>\n \n \n The case of the short-fingered musketeer: a biomedical adventure (Max Delbr\u00fcck Center for Molecular Medicine 2013) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n This book tells the true story of a 30-year research project to discover the mechanism underlying a genetic condition combining brachydactyly and short stature with hypertension, now called Bilginturan\u2019s syndrome. As the author describes, the book is based on interviews carried out with its major figures, including nearly all the scientists and many members of the family in Turkey, and visits to their village on the Black Sea.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n
\n \n \n “It is too easy to dismiss what is unusual \u2013 whether short fingers or a scarf on a woman\u2019s head \u2013 as strange\r\nand divisive, something to categorize people into \u201cus\u201d and\r\n\u201cthem\u201d. A deeper look reveals that such differences are to\r\nbe treasured, and if we are open to them, we can learn a\r\ngreat deal about how to live together in a quickly changing world.” <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nFrom an Introduction to “The case of the short-fingered musketeer”, Russ Hodge, 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n \n The case of the short-fingered musketeer: a biomedical adventure (Max Delbr\u00fcck Center for Molecular Medicine 2013) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n This book tells the true story of a 30-year research project to discover the mechanism underlying a genetic condition combining brachydactyly and short stature with hypertension, now called Bilginturan\u2019s syndrome. As the author describes, the book is based on interviews carried out with its major figures, including nearly all the scientists and many members of the family in Turkey, and visits to their village on the Black Sea.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n
\n \n \n “It is too easy to dismiss what is unusual \u2013 whether short fingers or a scarf on a woman\u2019s head \u2013 as strange\r\nand divisive, something to categorize people into \u201cus\u201d and\r\n\u201cthem\u201d. A deeper look reveals that such differences are to\r\nbe treasured, and if we are open to them, we can learn a\r\ngreat deal about how to live together in a quickly changing world.” <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nFrom an Introduction to “The case of the short-fingered musketeer”, Russ Hodge, 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From an Introduction to “The case of the short-fingered musketeer”, Russ Hodge, 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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