Are our genes our destiny? We are more than our DNA

Article Abstract:

The Human Genome Project is receivingmuch public attention. Scientists argue that chromosome mapping provides the key towards understanding human life in general. A number of scholars, however,believe that such reductionist declarations fail to realize the moral and cultural implications of continuing human genetics research.

Ethical aspects, Human Genome Project, Genetic research, Sociobiology

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Genes and evolution: do humans have a dark nature?

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The discovery that human behavior is controlled by genes, which are products of natural selection, gave rise to evolutionary psychology. This branch of science relies on the principle of the selfish gene that states that humans behave in ways that will preserve their genetic materials.

Research, Human behavior, Human genetics, Genetic psychology, Evolutionary psychology

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Biology as the master of science: genes and numbers

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One argument that challenges the concept of evolutionary biology suggests that not everything can be explained by the behavior of genes. Humanities, in particular, cannot be subsumed or reduced by any logic of argument or any conceivable scientific reasoning.

Analysis, Evolution (Biology), Evolution, Humanities

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