Article: Influence of mum explored

Vanessa Mae, The Making Of Me BBC1, 9pm

JUST what made Vanessa Mae a child prodigy and a star violinist? Was it a natural feel for music? A maturity beyond her years. Or an early attachment to horsehair?

With the help of scientific testing, the latest psychology techniques, brain science and genetics, Vanessa attempts to answer a question that affects everyone - how do nature and nurture shape us?

We all share traits with our parents, for example, but how does this happen? Do we learn to be like them? Do we inherit their characteristics? Or is it just ingrained that our pastry will be like cement?

And what happens when we're completely ...

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