There is an element of both nature and nurture in explaining the evil actions of individuals.

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One could say that each and every Delphos is an embodiment of its creator's family tree the nature and nurture of Fortuny and Madrazo.

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It may simply be that each tree, like each person, is an individual, and has a personality that's a product of both nature and nurture.

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The interesting questions now concern how nature and nurture interact to produce particular bits of biology, rather than which of the two is more important (see article).

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But brains can differ from both nature and nurture.

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The research suggested it had both "nature" and "nurture" underpinnings.

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Outliers depicts a world in which nurture trumps nature most of the time, and where financial success (or disaster) emerges out of a series of culturally-generated lucky breaks.

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He said that, "unless we take trouble and nurture, pay our respect and reverence to nature, she's a great deal more powerful than we are".

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