PATRICK MCGOWAN LAB

One of the great scientific debates of the 20th century was that of ‘nature versus nurture'. How much of our behaviour and physiology (our phenotype) can be explained by the DNA we inherit from our ancestors, and how much by the environment we experience? In the 21st century, we recognize that the two are linked together. This awareness implies a need to understand the whole organism beyond its parts, and that the environment provides a context that gives meaning to genetic information.

Primary location: Toronto