Advancing Research in Gene–Environment Interplay: Can Developmental Science Lead the Way?

Abstract

With the inundation of genetic information over the last decade, the behavioral and social sciences have the opportunity to not only advance their own areas of scientific inquiry but also to transform the study of gene–environment interplay. This is particularly true for developmental science, as its conceptual biopsychosocial principles are increasingly recognized as reflective of the functioning of genes and their complex partnership with environmental factors throughout development. This special issue on gene–environment interplay provides an overview and charts a course for the future and for the contribution that developmental scientists can make to advance the science.

Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the following individuals who made detailed suggestions regarding this introduction: Drs. Deborah Overton, Carolyn Aldwin, Richard Lerner, Willis Overton, and Toni Antonucci.

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