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Matt Ridley is a British journalist, author, and biologist. He is known for his in-depth exploration of science, nature, and human behavior. Born on February 7, 1958, Ridley's career spans multiple disciplines, including economics, genetics, and politics.

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“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.”

Behavior Stress Free Will Genes

Book:Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

Source: Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

“TP53 seems to encode the greater good, like a suicide pill in the mouth of a soldier that dissolves only when it detects evidence that he is about to mutiny.”

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Book:Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

Source: Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

“Genes are biochemical recipes written in a four-letter alphabet called DNA.”

Four Written Letters Genes Recipes Dna Alphabet

Book:The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

Source: The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

“Every minute, every second, the pattern of genes being expressed in your brain changes, often in direct or indirect response to events outside the body. Genes are the mechanisms of experience.”

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“Our minds have been built by selfish genes, but they have been built to be social, trustworthy and cooperative.”

Mind Has Beens Social Evolution Built Selfish Genes Trustworthy Cooperatives Selfish Gene

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“The body is merely an evolutionary vehicle for the gene”

Body Genes Vehicle

Book:The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

Source: The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

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Born: February 7, 1958
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