Welcome to A Public Health Perspective, the National Office of Public Health Genomics's highlights page. Researching the weekly update, NOPHG finds scientific literature that reports on discoveries of genetic variants, related disease outcomes, and the complex social, legal, and ethical issues surrounding genetic discoveries. A Public Health Perspective focuses on a single topic and provides you with information relevant to public health practice.
This week we are examining the public health perspective of the "Nature vs. Nurture: An Unnecessary Debate." (July 2000)
"Most if not all human disease results from the interaction between genetic susceptibility and environmental factors-broadly defined to include infectious, chemical, physical, nutritional and behavioral factors."
Muin J. Khoury, MD, PhD, Director,
National Office of Public Health Genomics |