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The parenting myth: How kids are raised matters less than you think

22 May 2019

DNA is more important to a child’s personality, exam results and future income than the way they are brought up – but that’s good news, says geneticist Robert Plomin

Men who have children later in life may prime their kids for longevity

16 April 2019

Older dads may change the chromosomes in their sperm so that their children will be able to live longer lives – a phenomenon similar to Lamarckian evolution

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The parenting myth: How kids are raised matters less than you think

Men who have children later in life may prime their kids for longevity

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