Gisli Palsson

Can Science Resolve the Nature / Nurture Debate?

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Following centuries of debate about &quote;nature and nurture&quote; the discovery of DNA established the idea that nature (genes) determines who we are, relegating nurture (environment) to icing on the cake. Since the 1950s, the new science of epigenetics has demonstrated how cellular environments and certain experiences and behaviors influence gene expression at the molecular level, with significant implications for health and wellbeing. To the amazement of scientists, mapping the human genome indirectly supported these insights. Anthropologists Margaret Lock and Gisli Palsson outline vituperative arguments from Classical times abou… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Lock, Margaret M.

ISBN: 978-0-7456-9000-1
EAN: 9780745690001
Produktnummer: 20135067
Verlag: Wiley
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 160 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 426 KB

Über den Autor

Margaret Lock is Marjorie Bronfman Professor Emerita in Social Studies of Medicine at McGill University Gisli Palsson is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iceland