Identically Different

Identically Different

Identically Different explains how minor life events and the choices people make, as well as those made by our ancestors, fuse with our inherited genes to mould us into individuals. What makes people so different from their siblings? Why do they vote a certain way, remain faithful for twenty years, believe in God, love salads, be heterosexual, get cancer or depression, dislike sport or never put on weight? Using fascinating case studies of identical twins, Professor Tim Spector will draw gems from his exhaustive research project that has spanned twenty years to show how even real-life ‘clones’ with the same upbringing turn out in reality to be very different. Based on cutting-edge discoveries that are pushing the frontiers of our knowledge of genetics, he shows us that – contrary to recent scientific teaching – nothing is completely hard-wired or pre-ordained – and that we can change our genes.