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- The social genome : the new science of nature and nurture / by Conley, Dalton,1969-author.(CARDINAL)654061;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-282) and index."For more than 150 years, the question of nature versus nurture has been one of the most contentious issues in the human sciences. On the one side are "blank-slaters," who believe we are mainly shaped by our environment. On the other side are "hereditarians," who believe in the primacy of genes. From the start, the fight has been highly politicized and extremely bitter, given that it has implications for how we think about racial disparities, meritocracy, reproduction, and free will itself. In The Social Genome, pioneering scientist Dalton Conley demonstrates that this longstanding debate is fundamentally misguided. The true question is not nature versus nurture, but how nature and nurture interact to make each of us who we become. The Social Genome is a sweeping account of the sociogenomics revolution, which has, in the last decade, upended many of our notions about human development. Sociogenomics brings together advances in molecular genetics and traditional social and behavioral science. The key tool is the polygenic index, which allows us to analyze DNA to measure a child's genetic potential. Today, we can estimate a child's adult height, how far they will go in school, and their weight as an adult--all from a cheek swab, finger prick, or vial of saliva. Conley and other researchers are using this new science to shed light on the ways in which genes shape our world, influencing how each person both creates and responds to the environment around them. Conley reveals a world where children's DNA influences the nurture they extract from their parents; the genes of our schoolmates affect our likelihood of smoking as much as our own DNA does; and spouses' genes influence each other's moods and behaviors. Looking forward, Conley envisions a future where dating, education, public health, and other institutions have been radically altered by the sociogenomic revolution. As Conley argues, we should no longer think of nature versus nurture, but about how our genes seek the nurture they need to express themselves and how, in turn, our environments are made partly from the genes of other people. The Social Genome presents a nuanced, powerful perspective on individual potential and social dynamics and raises critical ethical questions about how we will navigate a future where we have access to far more genetic information than ever before." --- Subjects: Genomics; Heredity, Human; Sociogenomics.; Equality.;
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- Ancestors : identity and DNA in the Levant / by Zalloua, Pierre A.,author.; Taleb, Nassim Nicholas,1960-writer of introduction.(CARDINAL)352439;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-243)."In recent years, as companies like 23andMe and Ancestry.com have made genetic testing available across the globe, it has become relatively simple to find out where your ancestors came from. But acclaimed geneticist Pierre Zalloua believes that these test results have led to a dangerous oversimplification of what one's genetic heritage means. People have conflated genetic ancestry with other ways of defining themselves such as "origin," "ethnicity," and even "race" but give no attention to the complexities that underlie these concepts. Nowhere is this interplay more important, and more controversial, than in the Levant-an ancient region known as one of the cradles of civilization, and which now includes modern-day Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and parts of Turkey. Born in Lebanon, Zalloua grew up surrounded by people for whom this question of identity was one of life or death importance. In Ancestors, Zalloua uses the Levant to grapple with what being indigenous really means. He finds that DNA does not determine a culture or an ethnicity, but instead, one must look to their own history to understand their identity. Building on years of research, Zalloua tells a history of the Levant through the framework of genetics that spans from 100,000 years ago, when humans first left Africa, to the 21st century and modern nation-states. World-shifting and accessible, Ancestors will reshape the way you think about where our culture really comes from."--- Subjects: Ethnic groups; Sociogenomics; Genetic genealogy.; Human genetics.;
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- The Hive And The Honey Bee : a new book on beekeeping which continues the tradition of Langstroth on the hive and the honeybee / by Graham, Joe M.,editor.(CARDINAL)373387; Inspired by:Langstroth, L. L.(Lorenzo Lorraine),1810-1895.Practical treatise on the hive and honey bee.(CARDINAL)325279; Dadant & Sons,publisher.(CARDINAL)521618;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes1. The world's beekeeping : Past and present -- 2. A brief history of beekeeping in the United States -- 3. Honey bee diversity : races, ecotypes, strains -- 4. The honey bee colony : Life history -- 5. The anatomy of the honey bee -- 6. Physiology and social physiology of the honey bee : Part 1 -- Physiology of honey bees : differentiation in behaviors, castes and longevity : Part 2 -- 7. Honey bee genetics and breeding -- 8. Honey bee sociogenomics -- 9. Honey bee nutrition -- 10. Activities and behavior of honey bees -- 11. Honey bee pheromones -- 12. The production of nectar and pollen -- 13. Bee forage of North America and the potential for planting for bees -- 14. Beekeeping equipment -- 15. Management for honey production -- 16. Honey and wax : production, processing and packaging techniques -- 17. The production of comb and bulk comb honey -- 18. Business practices and profitability -- 19. Surplus honey and the small beekeeper -- 20. Honey marketing for the commercial beekeeper -- 21. Wintering management of honey bee colonies -- 22. Honey -- 23. Other products of the hive -- 24. Production of queens and package bees -- 25. Instrumental insemination of honey bee queens -- 26. Crop pollination -- 27. Diseases and pests of honey bees -- 28. Injury to honey bees by poisoning -- 29. Allergy to venomous insectsThis book represents the continuation of a beekeeping textbook publishing tradition that began in 1853 with the Rev. L.L. Langstroth, the father of American Beekeeping. In 1881 Langstroth entrusted the continuation of his book to his trusted friend, Charles Dadant and his son, C.P. Dadant. Since that time the Dadant family has kept that trust, while modernizing and expanding the book to meet the needs of a growing and changing beekeeping industry.--COVER- Subjects: Bee culture.; Honeybee.; Honey.; Honeybee;
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