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- Of course it is a very simple matter to identify genes which might modify intelligence or memory and start thinking about whether you want to…
- That Britain today is a liberal society is largely because of the philosophy and outlook of the Anglican Church, which did so much to shape…
- Man is a competitive creature, and the seeds of conflict are built deep into our genes. We fought each other on the savannah and only…
- My father died when I was nine, but I came from a stable family environment, which I think does contribute to being well-behaved.
- Our aggression is a deep instinct which survives in all kinds of manifestations in modern man.
- Medicine, which I wouldn't be without, has also been a force for... less good. For example, if you look at our mishandling of the immune…
- Nearly all inventions are not recognised for their positive side either when they're made. So, for example, scientists didn't go out to design a CD…
- We can't any longer have the conventional understanding of genetics which everybody peddles because it is increasingly obvious that epigenetics - actually things which influence…
- While nobody has identified any gene for religion, there are certainly some candidate genes that may influence human personality and confer a tendency to religious…
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