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BLUEPRINT - ROBERT PLOMIN KARTONIERT (TB)

'Mind-blowing ... It is a hugely important book ... His story is crucial' Matt Ridley  The
TimesOne of the world's top behavioural geneticists argues that we need a radical rethink about
what makes us who we are The blueprint for our individuality lies in the 1% of DNA that differs
between people. Our intellectual capacity  our introversion or extraversion  our vulnerability
to mental illness  even whether we are a morning person - all of these aspects of our
personality are profoundly shaped by our inherited DNA differences. 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 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. Now  thanks to the DNA revolution  it is becoming possible to predict who we
will become  at birth  from our DNA alone. As Plomin shows us  these developments have sweeping
implications for how we think about parenting  education  and social mobility. A game-changing
book by a leader in the field  Blueprint shows how the DNA present in the single cell with
which we all begin our lives can impact our behaviour as adults.

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