Archive for 'genes'

Stepping Out Against, and Stepping On - GMOs

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Kathryn Alexander

Boulder is a county that has made a reputation for valuing and loving nature and health. This particular issue (GMO planting) has some poignant aspects: farmers have given their land to open space expecting to be able to farm it;

Nature or Nurture?

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Kathryn Alexander

This recent article in the Economist gives that old argument new meaning. Japanese scientists have been working to find a genetic link between people and their profession and their satisfaction with their profession. This has come about as scientists have finally discovered that genes don't act alone, but can be influenced by the environment ?