Wednesday 20 May 2015

Are We Products Of Nature Or Nurture?

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The age-old question of whether human traits are determined by nature or nurture has been answered, a team of researchers of the University of Queensland and the VU University of Amsterdam say. Their conclusion? It's a draw.

By collating almost every twin study across the world from the past 50 years, researchers determined that the average variation for human traits and disease is 49% due to genetic factors and 51% due to environmental factors.

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