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The End of Nature versus Nurture

Is human behavior determined by genetics or by environment? It may be time to abandon the dichotomy

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Frans B. M. de Waal is director of the Living Links Center at Emory University, where he studies the behavior and evolution of primates. He is author of The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society (Harmony Books, 2009).

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 281 Issue 6This article was originally published with the title “The End of Nature versus Nurture” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 281 No. 6 (), p. 94
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1299-94