tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post1170783479105021821..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: Epigenetics: what is it and what isn't it? Part II: How far can it take us?Anne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-73705610568979610512015-12-05T20:00:36.802-05:002015-12-05T20:00:36.802-05:00Twin studies's so called "limitations&quo...Twin studies's so called "limitations" seem to be an obfuscation of the fact that they've been supremely useful in understanding the etiology of psychological traits, and differential psychology is a robust field. <br /><br />On the other hand, it seems foolish to be singing the praised of Lamarckian epigenetics.Carl Churchillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-92179876039645368062015-12-03T08:23:58.322-05:002015-12-03T08:23:58.322-05:00Your comment seems perplexing to me. Unless I'...Your comment seems perplexing to me. Unless I'm misinterpreting you or the article, the latter seems to say that epigenetics isn't very useful in criminology. There are many interesting, and many more over-sold, aspects of epigenetics these days, and whether or how it could be of greater importance isn't yet clear. It's obviously an important aspects of our biology, but just how is far from understood at present. Even twin studies, regardless of causal reasons, have substantial limitations, but that's a serious subject that's too large for a comment or reply.Ken Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049713123559138421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-34830337070313486152015-12-02T22:29:30.443-05:002015-12-02T22:29:30.443-05:00Don't neglect to mention how heritable DNA met...Don't neglect to mention how heritable DNA methylation is http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1745-9125.12061/abstractCarl Churchillnoreply@blogger.com