Great interview on Scientific American with American toxicologist Linda Birnbaum. She brings together the biological, environmental and sociological intersections of human disease, and why we need to culturally re-examine what we mean by chemical exposure. She says: ‘
We also know—especially from studies of identical versus fraternal twins—that for many different diseases, genetics is not the whole story. Actually, I think it’s time to stop asking, “Is this caused by genes or is this caused by the environment?” because in almost all cases, it’s going to be both.’
