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Can Science Resolve the Nature / Nurture Debate? (New Human Frontiers - Polity)
Margaret M. Lock
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Paperback. Series: New Human Frontiers - Polity. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
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 of scientists, mapping the human genome indirectly supported these insights. Anthropologists Margaret Lock and Gisli Palsson outline vituperative arguments from Classical times about the relationship ... Read more
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 of scientists, mapping the human genome indirectly supported these insights. Anthropologists Margaret Lock and Gisli Palsson outline vituperative arguments from Classical times about the relationship ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
New Human Frontiers
Condition
New
Weight
204g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745689975
SKU
V9780745689975
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About Margaret M. Lock
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
Reviews for Can Science Resolve the Nature / Nurture Debate? (New Human Frontiers - Polity)
We know that nature and nurture are entwined, but we often overlook the fact that neither science nor the humanities alone can resolve the nature/nurture debate. This accessible and clever book introduces the reader to recent discoveries in epigenetics and shows how the new horizons and hopes opened up by this field entail new responsibilities and new types of vigilance. ... Read more