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For the uninitiated, what is a savant syndrome? What's it look like for a pianist vs a biochemist?



Think "Rain Man". Though only about half are autistic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_syndrome

Two pianists:

Autistic savant syndrome:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Paravicini

https://www.ted.com/talks/derek_paravicini_and_adam_ockelfor...

Acquired savant syndrome:

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/derek-amato-acquired-s...

I doubt a biochemist would have savant syndrome. It's possible, maybe. It would probably look like someone who could recall all of the enzymes (and their variants) and intermediates in various biosynthetic pathways and could tell you without research which enzymes would need to be expressed together to get from one starting chemical to another.




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