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Genes drive behaviour, but culture can select genes

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Bridging a rarely-crossed border between natural and social sciences, the study looks at the interplay across 29 countries of two sets of data, one genetic and the other cultural.

The researchers found that most people in countries widely described as collectivist have a specific mutation within a gene regulating the transport of serotonin, a neurochemical known to profoundly affect mood.

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This explains the recent study on Finland as one of the better places to live.

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Reply#1 - Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:25 PM EDT
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