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Nature or nurture: Can genes shape our behavior? - Podcast | Science
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Nature or nurture: Can genes shape our behavior? – Podcast | Science

How much do our genes determine about our lives, and can they influence traits like risk-taking, anti-social behavior or even violence? Ian Sample talks to Kathryn Paige Harden, a behavioral geneticist and professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, who studies how genetic factors shape human behavior. In her book Original Sin

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Researchers develop new tools to measure the success of salt marsh restoration using fish behavior
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Researchers develop new tools to measure the success of salt marsh restoration using fish behavior

A Canadian study looks at fishing patterns and nekton communities to determine whether restored marshes are actually providing habitat value. Salt marshes are very calming for fish. They serve as nurseries for juvenile species, feeding grounds for adults during high tide, and shelter for the small prey on which larger fish depend. But knowing whether

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