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Subject: [DNA] crime and genes
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 20:13:59 EDT


I know this is slightly off topic but University of Colorado researchers
found a link between a gene on the X chromosome and violence in adult males,
males who were abused as children. Both factors need to be present, childhood
abuse and the right gene. That may be why abuse runs in families.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992627

If anybody has any ideas or opinions about this we can take it off the list
by responding to

Grant W. Johnston


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