Bibliograph

Blueprint, how DNA makes us who we are, Robert Plomin

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Label

Blueprint, how DNA makes us who we are, Robert Plomin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

charts

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Blueprint

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Robert Plomin

Sub title

how DNA makes us who we are

Summary

In Blueprint, Robert Plomin, a pioneer in the field of behavioural genetics, draws on a lifetime's worth of research to make the case that DNA is the most important factor in shaping who we are. Our families, schools and the environment around us are important, but they are not as influential as our genes. This is why, he argues, teachers and parents should accept children for who they are, rather than trying to mould them in certain directions. Even the environments we choose and the signal events that impact our lives, from divorce to addiction, are influenced by our genetic predispositions. Thanks to the DNA revolution, it is becoming possible to predict who we will become, at birth, from our DNA alone. As Plomin shows, these developments have sweeping implications for how we think about parenting, education and social mobility

Table Of Contents

Pt. One Why DNA matters -- 1. Disentangling nature and nurture -- 2. How do we know that DNA makes us who we are? -- 3. The nature of nurture -- 4. DNA matters more as time goes by -- 5. Abnormal is normal -- 6. Generalist genes -- 7. Why children in the same family are so different -- 8. The DNA blueprint -- 9. Equal opportunity and meritocracy -- pt. Two The DNA revolution -- 10. DNA: The basics -- 11. Gene-hunting -- 12. The DNA fortune teller -- 13. Predicting who we are -- 14. Our future is DNA

Target audience

adult

Creator