Can Science Resolve the Nature / Nurture Debate?

by Margaret Lock and Margaret M. Lock

Book Overview

Following centuries of debate about nature and nurture 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745689973
• ISBN13: 9780745689975
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 7.4"