{"product_id":"9780745689975","title":"Can Science Resolve the Nature \/ Nurture Debate?","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Human Frontiers\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCan Science Resolve the Nature \/ Nurture Debate?\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMargaret M. Lock | Gisli Palsson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Teaching \/ Subjects \/ Science \u0026amp; Technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFollowing centuries of debate about \"nature and nurture\" the discovery of DNA established the idea that nature (genes) determines who we are, relegating nurture (environment) to icing on the cake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Since the 1950s, the new science of epigenetics has demonstrated how cellular environments and certain experiences and behaviors influence gene expression at the molecular level, with significant implications for health and wellbeing. To the amazement of scientists, mapping the human genome indirectly supported these insights. Anthropologists Margaret Lock and Gisli Palsson outline vituperative arguments from Classical times about the relationship between nature and nurture, furthered today by epigenetic findings and the demonstration of a \"reactive genome.\" The nature\/nurture debate, they show, can never be put to rest, because these concepts are in constant flux in response to the new insights science continually offers.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eMargaret Lock\u003c\/b\u003e is Marjorie Bronfman Professor Emerita in Social Studies of Medicine at McGill University \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGisli Palsson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iceland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 June 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745689975\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314277707916,"sku":"9780745689975","price":11.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745689975_769fd80e-2172-49aa-a1b8-c6daf306e95c.jpg?v=1780116508","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780745689975","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}