Nature vs. Nurture Revisited

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Nature vs. Nurture Revisited

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Source: NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" Web site


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Which dictates our existence -- our genetic makeup or the environment we grow up in? Kevin Davies offers an update on this long-standing debate.

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The Nature versus Nurture debate is a long-standing one among biologists and psychologists. Does Nature (our genes) determine what we become, or does Nurture (our environment)? The answer is obviously both, but as this NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" Web site explains, recent findings have placed a greater emphasis on Nurture.

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  • According to Dr. Davies, what are the benefits and drawbacks of our recently developed ability to decode the human genome?
  • Which of his points do you find most compelling?
  • What legislation might you propose to promote or control the application of new knowledge of the human genome?

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