Kathryn Paige Harden

The fabric of human identity

Robert Plomin argues that ‘only DNA matters’, making it possible to ‘predict your future from birth’. It’s an outlandish claim that raises many ethical questions

issue 27 October 2018

  • Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are

    Robert Plomin

    Allen Lane, pp. 266

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