Matt Ridley quote: Stress can alter the expression of genes, which can affect the response to stress and so on. Human behavior is ...

Stress can alter the expression of genes, which can affect the response to stress and so on. Human behavior is therefore unpredictable in the short term, but broadly predictable in the long term.

~ Matt Ridley ~

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