The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth (2019)

Chapter: 3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment

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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.

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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.

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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.

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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.

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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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Suggested Citation: "3 How Environment "Gets Under the Skin": The Continuous Interplay Between Biology and Environment." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25388.
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