“The one gene, one disease idea is a thing of the past.” Scientists aren’t simply trying to identify people who are innately predisposed to incivility, immorality, or lawlessness. They’re examining how parenting, education, and other life experiences trigger those biological leanings.
A controversial new book argues that DNA does make us different, that genes play an important part in how people think, feel and act, and that acknowledging the role of behavioral genetics is the first step on the path to achieving an equitable society.