Sunday, April 6, 2008

If you're ruthless... blame it on genetics! (from Wolfe's News Highlights)

Nature News reported selfish dictators may be able to attrubute their behavior partly to genes, according to a study by researchers at Hebrew University in jerusalem which claims to have found a genetic link to ruthlessness. "The study might help to explain the money-grabbing tendencies of those with a Machiavellian streak- from national dictators down to 'little Hitlers' found in workplaces the world over," the article said. The University found a link between a gene called AVPR1a and ruthless ...
Source: blog.lib.umn.edu

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