The Cardano blockchain will transition to a decentralized governance structure after the Plomin hard fork takes effect, the Cardano Foundation said in a Jan. 29 X post, writing: “The Plomin hard ...

Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are. By Robert Plomin. The MIT Press; 280 pages; $27.95. Allen Lane; £20. B HUBRIS WINDS through the history of genetics like a double helix. “We used to ...

Robert Plomin, a behavioral geneticist, says that’s exactly what’s coming. For decades genetic researchers have sought the hereditary factors behind intelligence, with little luck. But now ...

Scientists have investigated this question for more than a century, and the answer is clear: the differences between people on intelligence tests are substantially the result of genetic differences.

Geneticist Robert Plomin focuses on explaining why humans are different, while polymath physician-sociologist Nicholas Christakis wants to understand why we are, in his estimation, so very similar.

Parents matter, says King’s College London professor of behavioural genetics Robert Plomin in his recently published book, Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are. But all that hard work ...

But scientists hunting among our genes for the factors that shape intelligence are discovering they are more elusive than expected In Robert Plomin’s line of work, patience is essential.

Evelyn Plomin, 79, of Glenview, died Tuesday, apparently of injuries she suffered when her car crashed into a dry cleaners in Glenview on May 13. She was vice president of Custom Card Co., which ...

Faith E. Plomin, nee Hernon, beloved wife of the late Frank; loving mother of Greg (Jeanie) and Gail (Jim) Buscemi; proud grandmother of Julie (Peter) Neuleib and Doug Buscemi; dear sister of ...

Kathy Plomin, who ran unsuccessfully for an at-large council seat in 2010, also expressed interest. Martin, who served the 12th district from 1994 to 2005, said she sent a letter to Gray ...