Brave New Choices? Behavioural genetics and public policy
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The rapid advancement of science, and particularly genetic science, is opening up new fields of knowledge to investigation, ethical debate and public policy development. As part of IPPR's Rethinking Social Justice project, this discussion paper considers recent advances in behavioural genetics - the study of how genes influence behaviour - and suggests how this research may be both useful and of concern to those interested in a fairer society and greater equality of opportunity.
The rapid advancement of science, and particularly genetic science, is opening up new fields of knowledge to investigation, ethical debate and public policy development. As part of IPPR's Rethinking Social Justice project, this discussion paper considers recent advances in behavioural genetics - the study of how genes influence behaviour - and suggests how this research may be both useful and of concern to those interested in a fairer society and greater equality of opportunity.
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