{"product_id":"9780141984261-blueprint","title":"Blueprint","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow DNA Makes Us Who We Are\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mind-blowing . It is a hugely important book . His story is crucial' Matt Ridley, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the world's top behavioural geneticists argues that we need a radical rethink about what makes us who we are\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe  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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31694739243105,"sku":"9780141984261","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32404523.jpg?v=1737351620","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141984261-blueprint","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}