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Oct 29, 20171 min read

Fear of Creepy Crawlies: Hard Wired Not Learned

It has long been a puzzle whether fear of spiders and snakes was hard wired in us or learned. However, a research team the Max Planck...

Oct 16, 20171 min read

Jeckle and Hyde: Your Inner Neanderthal

Many, many years ago I read a book called Cities of Dreams by Stan Gooch. In it he suggested that modern day humans were the product of...

Sep 29, 20174 min read

Turning On Then Dropping Out

Epigenetics is the study of how environments can switch your genes on or off. An intriguing study has identified key mechanisms of how...

Jul 24, 20171 min read

Conduct Disorder: Gender Differences Identified

A recent study at Bath University of 200 teenagers has revealed interesting gender differences between teenage males and females with...

Dec 13, 20161 min read

"That" Fruit Fly Research

When discussing the role of genetics in human development, the research I am most often asked about is 'that' fruit fly study. Here are...

Phil Harris