And the Happy New Year and with the New Year there's often a resolution or to you to make a new

you but what makes you you and me me? Given that we share 99.9% of our genes

with each other there's a lot of variety in that 0.01% Is it just our genes? Or is there something else at stake?

In this edition of the Naked Scientists, I'm going to be exploring the genetics that makes a person,

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I'm Greer Jackson. I'm Greer Jackson. When you say the word me you probably feel pretty clear about

what that means. I'm a five foot ten 26 year old who makes radio programs. I like reading, long walks in the

rain and the occasional Pina Calada. But what actually makes me, me, physically, mean. Take my brother, Charlie.

Hello. Sickeningly good at all sports he tries with a six-pack that I could suggest he barely deserves.

I just think I did a lot, maybe more sports and stuff than you did,

you did Scott? Are you accusing us of being lazy and fat?

No, I just...

I think I was forced into playing football and you guys well Scott didn't play football

and I guess you played a bit of netball so yeah I just did more I suppose.

But I might be tempted to argue, he got the better genes.

In comparison to you in Scotty, he was very agile, even from very early age, he appeared to have a six-pack.

So he could climb a door frame using little fingers and bare feet right to the top at the age of two.

You couldn't.

You could make a daisy chain.

Somehow I don't feel like that's as impressive.

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