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World Service,17 Dec 2001,24 mins

Is Sporting Success In Our Genes?

Health Matters

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Is sporting success in our genetics? The presenter attempts to find out. Is a predisposition towards sport in a person's genes or their environment: is it nature or nurture? A man with no sporting experience embarks upon a training programme in order to find out.

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