Nature vs. nurture: Sequencing study quantifies genetic influence on human traits and diseases

Genome sequencing has been used to determine how much genes influence human characteristics including height and weight, and ...
Los Angeles Times

Nature and nurture: How the dog is raised will determine its adult behavior

The pit bull terrier struggles with misleading accusations. Pit bulls are seen as, by many, as dangerous dogs who will eventually attack at any given moment. Even when you type “pit bull” into Google ...
The New York Times

A New Scientific Field Is Recasting Who We Are and How We Got That Way

Dr. Conley is the author of “The Social Genome: The New Science of Nature and Nurture.” Since Francis Galton coined the phrase “nature versus nurture” 150 years ago, the debate about what makes us who ...
Psychology Today

What’s Your Child’s Unique Nature?

Have you ever wondered why what works for one of your children doesn’t work for the other? Or why a strategy that worked for your best friend’s child totally backfires when you try it with your own?