• Question: What most intrests you about the human body??

    Asked by ambybaby to Kate on 15 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by prii.
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      Kate Clancy answered on 15 Jun 2011:


      The most interesting thing, to me, is that one of the body’s main adaptations is to be responsive to environment. That is, the human body (well, and many other bodies too) are evolved to be flexible, and to change at least a little based on outside conditions.

      I think that’s really cool, because it means that our genes are not the only thing that drive our biology. Environment is hugely important — and there has been research that shows that it’s not just how much you eat or exercise, but your culture, geography, religion, birth order, just about everything you can think of impacts your body!

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