Cases Quote by Steven Pinker

When we talk about genes for anything, like a gene for being gay or a gene for being aggressive or something of that sort,…

— Richard Dawkins

“Relatives share a substantial proportion of their genes. Each selfish gene therefore has its loyalties divided between different bodies.”

— Richard Dawkins

It is hard to hide our genes completely. However devoted someone may be to the privacy of his genotype, others with enough curiosity and…

— Philip Kitcher

“the popular conception of the gene as a simple causal agent is not valid. The idea that there is a gene for adventurousness, heart…

— Eva Jablonka

I maintain, despite the moment's evidence against the claim, that we are born and grow up with a fondness for each other, and we…

— Lewis Thomas

Discriminating against same-sex couples just isn't right.

— Michelle Obama

The truth, it is said, is rarely pure or simple, yet genetics can at times seem seductively transparent.

— Iain McGilchrist

Genes are rarely about inevitability, especially when it comes to humans, the brain, or behavior. They're about vulnerability, propensities, tendencies.

— Robert M. Sapolsky

“Distinguish between those who share your blood and those who share your vision; one is bound by Biology, the other by shared purpose. The…

— Carson Anekeya

Genes are very important at the individual level but these differences tend to cancel at the national level.

— Richard H. Steckel

There's enough evidence that variation in sexual orientation is more a function of genes than of environment and for that reason alone, it should…

— David Elkind

We've been going through a massive thought evolution and many taboos have been broken.

— Miguel Diaz-Canel