Article EK2G Should we genetically-screen four-year-olds? – Science Weekly podcast

Should we genetically-screen four-year-olds? – Science Weekly podcast

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Professor Robert Plomin on the role genetics play in children's success

Would true equality in education mean testing children's genetics at the age of four, so that any learning difficulties revealed can be accommodated right from the start of primary education?

Robert Plomin is professor of behavioural genetics at King's College London. He's the co-author with Kathryn Asbury of G is for Genes: the Impact of Genetics on Education and Achievement.

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