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Living with Our Genes
Living with Our Genes
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10 March, 2000
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The nature-nurture controversy is always hotly debated. Scientists send shock waves through society whenever their new theories of what is biologically inherited - as opposed to socially learned - confront our old ideas about the self. Dean Hamer, a molecular geneticist whose discoveries of specific genes linked to behavioural traits appear to prove that we are in large part hardwired to behave as we do. Hamer is one of a small group of researchers mapping the human personality, his findings help to explain why one brother becomes a Wall Street Trader while his sibling remains content as a librarian; why some people like to bungee jump while others play Scrabble; why some are born Don Juans and others wallflowers; and why some people have a cloud hanging over their head while others see a silver lining. The emerging science of molecular biology shows that genes are the single most important factor in distinguishing one person from another. We come in large part ready-made from the factory yet genes are not fixed instructions. Indeed, as the authors are quick to point out, it is our very nature to respond to nurture.
A user's manual for understanding why we do the things we do, "Living With Our Genes" is a comprehensive investigation of the crucial link between our DNA and behaviour.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780330376037 |
| ISBN10 | 0330376039 |
| Number Of Pages | 368 |
| Item Weight | 240 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Pan |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Main Market |
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