Predict My Future: The Science of Us

When Genes Mix with the Wrong Environment (1x3)

Udgivelsesdato: Jun 14, 2016

The Dunedin Study has identified a fundamental developmental mechanism that completely rewrites the nature versus nurture argument. It is a genetic switch which is thrown by life events – nature loads the gun but nurture pulls the trigger. This episode tracks the hunt for the mechanism using three specific examples - violence in men, depression, and cannabis induced schizophrenia.