How Tiny Genetic Changes Have Massive Behavioral Effects
When comparing the social and the biological, it helps to look at how the breakdown of one can influence the other.
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Genes Are Us
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How and Why Does the Social Become Biological?
To get closer to an answer, it's helpful to look at two things we've taught ourselves over time: reading and math.
The Consequences of Curing Childhood Cancer
The majority of American children with cancer will be cured, but it may leave them unable to have children of their own. Should preserving fertility in cancer survivors be a research priority?
Is Social Media Saving Science?
Online discussions and post-publication analyses are catching mistakes that sneak past editorial review.
Genes Affect Our Behavior, but So Does the Environment
Despite the recent discovery of the "blonde gene," environmental differences and genetic effects remain inextricably linked.
Elizabeth Taylor, My Great-Grandpa, and the Future of Antibiotics
While it's not clear whether or not they worked for the Cleopatra star over a half-century ago, phage treatments could help solve the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.
We Now Can Edit Our Genes, but Should We?
Some gene-shifting possibilities once only thought to be in the realm of science fiction could soon be a reality.
Should Researchers Warn Their Subjects About Genetic Danger?
It seems like an easy question, but the indirect correlation between genetic mutations and disease risk muddles up the ethics.
Why Statistically Significant Studies Aren’t Necessarily Significant
Modern statistics have made it easier than ever for us to fool ourselves.
