Points for how and where we live is as important for our well-being as the genes we were born with
• Various genetic claims
• Gene variants, alleles, affect hair colour and certain disease states
• Height – genetic but also environmental
• The role of birth order
• Grandparents’ experiences can be passed on to later generations – e.g. the experience of hunger
• Genetically innate potential is not always realised … why?
• The obvious danger of “labelling”
• The treatment of those suffering from mental illness may be improved with more understanding of genes
• Questions surrounding personal responsibility and genetic disposition
• The debate around obesity
• The importance of nurture/environmental influences as well as nature
• What the future might hold … e.g. gene adjustment and physical traits
• Understanding of the prenatal environment
• Tackling the various forms of social injustice of how and where we live is at least as important as genetic research
