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'Niceness' partly genetic, say scientists
<SMALL>February 9, 2011 by Marlowe Hood</SMALL>
Selflessness and civic-mindedness can be inherited, especially if you are a woman, according to a new study. The study, published in Biology Letters, adds to a growing body of research suggesting that the drivers of human behaviour are found, more than previously suspected, in "nature" rather than "nurture".
Niceness, in other words, may be in your genes.
More:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-niceness-partly-genetic-scientists.html
<SMALL>February 9, 2011 by Marlowe Hood</SMALL>
Selflessness and civic-mindedness can be inherited, especially if you are a woman, according to a new study. The study, published in Biology Letters, adds to a growing body of research suggesting that the drivers of human behaviour are found, more than previously suspected, in "nature" rather than "nurture".
Niceness, in other words, may be in your genes.
More:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-niceness-partly-genetic-scientists.html