Blueprint : how DNA makes us who we are
Plomin, Robert2018
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In 'Blueprint', behavioral geneticist Robert Plomin describes how the DNA revolution has made DNA personal by giving us the power to predict our psychological strengths and weaknesses from birth. A century of genetic research shows that DNA differences inherited from our parents are the consistent lifelong sources of our psychological individuality - the blueprint that makes us who we are. This, says Plomin, is a game-changer. It calls for a radical rethinking of what makes us who were are.
Main title:
Blueprint : how DNA makes us who we are / Robert Plomin.
Author:
Imprint:
[London] : Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2018.
Collation:
xiii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
ISBN:
9780241367698
Dewey class:
572.86155.7
Language:
English
BRN:
347301
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology | 572.86 PLO | Available |