# Could Genes Contribute to Ethnic and Religious Tensions by Martin Lercher > “What proportion of "ethnic" and "religious" tensions are rooted in our genes?” > **— Martin Lercher**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [The Last Question — Martin Lercher](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27738) — Martin Lercher's question in the 2018 Annual Question collection, posed rather than asserted as a conclusion. The Edge response page is the publication record for this exact question. - **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2018-011). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Population Genetics|Population Genetics]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “What proportion of "ethnic" and "religious" tensions are rooted in our genes?” — Martin Lercher, 2018 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-lercher-genes-contribute-ethnic-religious-tensions ```