The promise and peril of the new science of social genomics

David Adam

Nature, 2019, vol. 574, issue 7780, 618-620

Abstract: Researchers are finding links between people’s genes and complex attributes such as socio-economic status and the time spent in school. The worry is that their results will be misconstrued.

Keywords: Genomics; Human behaviour; Ethics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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