If it's been a while since you've seen Andrew Niccol's sci-fi film Gattaca and need a refresher about where its title comes ...

It’s evidence for genetic determinism—the idea that our genes dictate our behavior. But it seems wrong, right? I know I tend to go with the behavior that helps me to avoid hunger most effectively.

New genomic research provides strong rationale against genetic determinism for behavior. It has long been known that there is a complex interplay between genetic factors and environmental ...

Paul H. SilvermanCourtesy of Paul H. SilvermanFor more than 50 years scientists have operated under a set of seemingly incontrovertible assumptions about genes, gene expression, and the consequences ...

The eugenics movement is taking center stage in the U.S. — both in Trump's rhetoric, and through a rise in race science.

Addressing societal concerns of genetic determinism of human behavior by linking environmental influences and genetic research Deeper understanding of genotype by environment interactions at the ...

Rangel and Keller compare a scale for measuring people's beliefs about Genetic Determinism (developed by Keller in 2005) to a scale for measuring people's beliefs about Social Determinism.

This genetic determinism doesn’t just diminish the impact of past oppression; it valorizes it—rendering slavery, segregation, and genocide but the natural consequences of a genetic underclass ...