Nature and nurture

Are we the product of our genes or of the environment that surrounds us? Undoubtedly both.

Features


	Seeing doubles Every year, researchers at the Department of Twin Research play host to around 1000 twin visits. Chrissie Giles went along with her identical twin, Katie, to see what it's like to be at the sharp end of a scientific study. 18/12/08

	Biobanks: The long game Teasing apart the interactions of lifestyle and genes in the development of common diseases. 19/01/07

	Letters begin Is DNA (or RNA) sequence the only way information can be encoded and passed on from generation to generation? No. 15/01/07

	Children of the 90s The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. 20/12/06

	How to grow long in the tooth The Scottish Mental Surveys of 1932 and 1947. 13/11/06

	Why can't we live for ever? The only certainties in life, said Benjamin Franklin, are death and taxes. Don't expect either to disappear anytime soon. 10/04/06

	The Scottish Mental Surveys Ian Deary is investigating the changes in mental abilities that come with age. 17/11/04

	Fruity peccadilloes: Fruit fly sexuality Is sexuality genetically encoded or is it learned? A Glasgow team is investigating the relationship between genes and sexuality in the fruit fly. 21/08/03

	Twin research at St Thomas' Hospital UK's largest twin database explores the role of genes in complex diseases. 13/05/03

	Nature and nurture Marcus Pembrey looks at the interplay between genes and environment. 12/05/03

	Clues to nature-nurture from IVF children The nature-nurture discussion may have missed an important influence - the mother's womb. Children born by IVF may hold the answers. 01/09/02

	Kids of the 90s: Tracking a decade of children's health ALSPAC, a huge study of children's health in the west of England, is providing a wealth of valuable information. 14/08/01

"Professors are inclined to attribute the intelligence of their children to nature, and the intelligence of their students to nurture."

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