Should We Undertake Genetic Research on Intelligence?

Although the concept of intelligence is difficult to define, research has provided evidence for a significant genetic component. Attempts are now being made to use molecular genetic approaches to identify genes contributing to intelligence, and to determine the ways in which they interact with envir...

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Authors: Newson, Ainsley (Author) ; Williamson, Robert (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1999
In: Bioethics
Year: 1999, Volume: 13, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 327-342
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