The nature vs. nurture debate in psychology centers on such questions. It asks whether genetics, environmental factors, or a combination of both are responsible for all of our unique behaviors ...

Traditionally, “nature vs. nurture” has been framed as a debate between those who argue for the dominance of one source of influence or the other, but contemporary experts acknowledge that ...

How many students from the Bay major in computer science because of an innate passion and interest in the subject, and how ...

Led by Dr. Robert Funnell and his team at Rockefeller University, researchers used advanced CRISPR gene-editing techniques to ...

The book also makes some important points (although these are too scattered throughout to make an impact on the casual reader) about the implications of the nature-nurture debate for human welfare.

Genomics technologies, while powerful, are not sufficient to bring precision medicine into routine clinical practice.

Fascination with the nature vs nurture debate goes back a long way. In the 13th century, the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II put two babies into prison cells without any contact to see if they ...