When Genes Mix with the Wrong Environment
- Episode aired Jun 14, 2016
- 44m
The Dunedin Study has identified a fundamental developmental mechanism that completely rewrites the nature versus nurture argument. It is a genetic switch which is thrown by life events , na... Read allThe Dunedin Study has identified a fundamental developmental mechanism that completely rewrites the nature versus nurture argument. It is a genetic switch which is thrown by life events , nature loads the gun but nurture pulls the trigger. This chapter tracks the hunt for the mec... Read allThe Dunedin Study has identified a fundamental developmental mechanism that completely rewrites the nature versus nurture argument. It is a genetic switch which is thrown by life events , nature loads the gun but nurture pulls the trigger. This chapter tracks the hunt for the mechanism using three specific examples - violence in men, depression, and cannabis induced s... Read all