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... Genetic determinism , which is also known as bio - determinism or genetic essentialism , is the belief that human behavior , personality , and physical appearance are determined exclusively by a person's genetic makeup . Genetic ...
... Genetic determinism , which is also known as bio - determinism or genetic essentialism , is the belief that human behavior , personality , and physical appearance are determined exclusively by a person's genetic makeup . Genetic ...
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... genetic determinism is the true state of the world and that genetic manipulation actually improves an enhanced individual's behavior and ability to perform a job ; in this case , the genetically enhanced should always perform better ...
... genetic determinism is the true state of the world and that genetic manipulation actually improves an enhanced individual's behavior and ability to perform a job ; in this case , the genetically enhanced should always perform better ...
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GATTACA's attack on genetic determinism did not go unnoticed among scientific reviewers . In his review of GATTACA , Silver complained that the extreme genetic determinism portrayed in the film is " a straw man that is set up to be ...
GATTACA's attack on genetic determinism did not go unnoticed among scientific reviewers . In his review of GATTACA , Silver complained that the extreme genetic determinism portrayed in the film is " a straw man that is set up to be ...
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ARTICLES | 193 |
Kenneth Krabbenhoft Uses of Madness in Cervantes | 216 |
ii | 217 |
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