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Identically Different

Why You Can Change Your Genes

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Identically Different

By: Professor Tim Spector
Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
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*A brand new and updated edition for 2024, including the latest insights on diet and weight management drugs, gene editing, cancer testing, anti-ageing, ultra-processed foods and much more*

Professor Tim Spector, number one bestselling author of SPOON FED and FOOD FOR LIFE, reveals the astonishing new science that is changing everything we thought we knew about genes and identity.

Since the discovery of DNA, scientists have believed that genes are fixed entities that cannot be changed by environment. Spector's pioneering epigenetics studies, and the latest genetic research, show that our genes are more like plastic, able to change shape and evolve, and these changes can be passed on to future generations.

This dazzling guide to the hidden world of our genes will make you rethink everything from sexuality to religion, cancer to autism, politics to pubic hair, clones to bacteria, and what it is that makes us all so unique and quintessentially human.

Tim Spector's book turns genetics on its head. Lucid, surprising and with a very human face. It brings epigenetics alive. It is a great read! Michael Mosley

PLEASE NOTE: This title has an accompanying PDF.

©2021 Professor Tim Spector (P)2021 Orion Publishing Group Biological Sciences Biology Evolution & Genetics Genetics Physical Illness & Disease Science Genetic Disease Mental Health Health

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Critic reviews

"This is not simply a book of ideas, it is also a book of stories, most astounding, many heartbreaking." (Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times)

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Amazing detail about the many studies and discoveries made from the study of twins. Quite technical and far too much to remember but well read and very enjoyable.

Enlightening

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Well written with interesting examples from his twin studies. He explains the science clearly.

Interesting

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Fascinating and enlightening tour de force of Epigenetics from the enigmatic Tim Spector.

Brilliantly read by Leighton Pugh.

Unzip your Genes

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I’m a paediatrician nearing retirement. I have a PhD in genetics/molecular biology. Despite this background I’ve learnt a lot!

Fabulous

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Very up to date information regarding genetic differences that opens up a huge number of variables.

If you have read The Selfish Gene or if you haven’t these two titles together are amazing.

Interesting and insightful

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Short interesting chapters that made me want to read the research papers they were drawn from . This book makes genetics accessible to all.

Fascinating

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I was interested in diet and epigenetics and found most of this very good but parts felt overly influenced by the ZOE study without sufficient proof or had little evidence or I felt more could have been debated. I look forward to more as time goes on.

Interesting information

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The premise - expand the Nature/Nurture debate using the life experiences of twins.
Makes for an interesting read and does indeed give a deeper incite to the debate but fails to deliver a clear conclusion.
Seems to loose direction halfway through the book and feels a bit "padded out".
The narration becomes rather monotonous after a time, lacking intonation. Reminds me of a good quality Text-To-Voice App.
A missed opportunity.

Interesting - in places.

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