Plato
Back in 400B.C, Plato, the Greek philosopher first mentioned about nature and nurture.
Fu-Zhi, Wang
In 17th century, Chinese philosopher Fu-Zhi, Wang in early Qing Dnasty recognized talents are nature, but need to make efforts(nurture) in order to become real wisdom.
Imannuel Kant
In 18th century, Kant believed that it was human’s nature to turn experiences into knowledge, and without nature we would not understand the world.
Charles Robert Darwin
In 1859, Darwin Became the originator of the theory of evolution. Natural selection acts to preserve and accumulate minor advantageous genetic mutations.
Gregor Mendel
In 1863, through his work on pea plants, he discovered the fundamental laws of inheritance, and he was honored as the father of genetics.
Sir Francis Galton
In 19th century, his study showed that children inherited one fourth from parents, and he believed that evolution will maintain the best feature of physical and psychology.
Behavioral Genetics
John Fuller and William Robert Thompson published a book titled Foundation of Genetics, and since then behavioral genetics have become a research field, which is mainly to study individual behavior differences.
Research Pioneer
Irvig Gottesman, a pioneer in the field of behavioral genetics and his study shows a high level of inheritance in the scales related on the genetics of personality.
Human Genome Project
This project is initiated by the US and partnered with a number of countries in 1990, and it is the world’s largest collaborative biological project. It has completed human gene mapping in 2003.
The 100,000 Genomes Project
Initiated in 2013, the project sequences 100,000 genomes from around 70,000 people. Participants are patients with rare diseases, plus their families, and patients with cancer. This aim is to create a potential genomic treatment.
Precision Medicine Initiative
In 2015, American President Obama has launched Precision Medicine Initiative with a budget of USD215million, and with the involvement of 1 million American people. This project has inspired countries like England and France to launch the similar research projects.
China Precision Medicine Research Project
Chinese Academy of Sciences has launched the project in 2016, and will complete the DNA samples from 4,000 people, and undergoes precision medication research on 2,000 people.
Persona Human Sciences
Persona provides with genetic testing services, and decodes gene codes. We analyze and interpret the unknown part of yourself, ranging from personality, potentials and academia features. Know yourself better, live your life better.