• Question: what do most humans have in common?

    Asked by plantman to Alexis, Dr D, Helen, Jasmine, Mario on 18 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Andrew Devitt

      Andrew Devitt answered on 18 Jun 2013:

      Almost everything! Our DNA is very very very very very similar (that’s nearly identical). We differ in the way we were brought up and (amazingly) this can affect who we are and how we behave. In fact, there’s research around that suggests that the way your mum lived (before you were born) might affect how you are. Amazing.

      The one thing that I do find amazing though is how the human body has this ‘desire’ to stay alive. It repairs itself and stays alive. Miraculous.

    • Photo: Jasmine Penny

      Jasmine Penny answered on 24 Jun 2013:

      Physically – like Andrew says, practically everything! Our behaviour and the people we become are affected by our environment. Our friends and family influence how we behave and respond to different situations.

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