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Magazine: 27 July 2013

Revealed: how exam results owe more to genes than teaching

New research by Professor Robert Plomin shows genes are more important than we like to think

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Mary Wakefield is deputy editor of The Spectator.
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Mary Wakefield is commissioning editor of The Spectator.

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