genetics

NYT: Genetics & Race

In the New York Times today, Dr. David Reich writes a fascinating essay on the relationship between genetics and race.  The article is both wonderfully insightful on the many challenges we face with the continuing “onslaught of science.”  In this essay, Dr. Reich deals with the social issues and distinctions among us that we fumble …

NYT: Genetics & Race Read More »

NYT: You Are Shaped by the Genes You Inherit. And Maybe by Those You Don’t.

In the recent New York Times article entitled: You Are Shaped by the Genes You Inherit. And Maybe by Those You Don’t, author Carl Zimmer discusses a recent Study of how the human genome (nature) and the environment (nuture) work together to shape not only who we are, but who we become.  The Study referenced in the article …

NYT: You Are Shaped by the Genes You Inherit. And Maybe by Those You Don’t. Read More »