Genetics and education, Eyam plague, Pint of science, Labradors and chocolate
The biggest study of the relationship between genes and educational attainment - in this case, basically the measure of how long you stay in education - has been published this week. A huge number of environmental factors influence this trait, but genes also play a small role. In the new study, a large team of…
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