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4/14/09

Sarcasm may be in my genes

I've told you, Ma, It's not my fault!

Gene May Make Kids Crave Junk Food
In the New England Journal of Medicine, British researchers report that children with a particular gene variant tend to eat more energy-dense foods, which means food with more calories per weight.

Why children hate vegetables? It may be genetic
A study done by researchers at Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia shows that a gene called TAS2R38 may be responsible for children's aversion to bitter tastes.

Picky eating may be genetic
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia found that genetics mostly dictates a child's picky palate and cravings for items like peanut butter and jelly.

Ruthless behavior may be genetic
A team at Hebrew University in Jerusalem said they found a link between a gene called AVPR1a and ruthless behavior by using an economic exercise called the "Dictator Game," in which players behave selflessly or like money-grabbing dictators, Nature News reported Thursday.

Laziness may be genetic, report claims
A researcher from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte stated: "Can you be born a couch potato? In exercise physiology, we didn't used to think so, but now I would say most definitely you can."

Some reading disabilities may be genetic
Psychologists at University of Colorado at Boulder examined if genetic and environmental influences on reading disability, the most commonly identified learning disability, interact with level of parental education.

Smoking habit may be genetic
A recently published study led by researchers at the School of Medicine found evidence that specific regions of the human genome may cause a predisposition to nicotine addiction.

Illicit drug use and abuse may be genetic
Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University, in collaboration with Norwegian Institute of Public Health and University of Oslo in Norway have found that genetic factors may play an important role in a person’s use, misuse or dependence of illicit drugs like marijuana, stimulants, opiates, cocaine and psychedelics.

Appeal of gambling may be genetic, study shows
According to a report by Science Daily, a study at Northwestern University found that gambling and risky behavior might be encouraged by certain genetic make-up.

Born bad? Behavior problems might be genetic
Researchers from the University of Virginia have discovered that behavioral problems are imprinted in a child's DNA. Children labeled as disruptive, aggressive, argumentative or bullying are often born that way, the scientists claim.

However, Good behavior, religiousness may be genetic too
A new study shows that selfless and social behavior is not a product of religious environment. Researchers found that, while altruistic behavior and religiousness tend to appear together, the correlation is due to both environmental and genetic factors.


Our very short love story (according to our genes)

First, Love at first sight might be genetic
Love at first sight could be real, at least when it comes to genetics, a new study from Cornell University suggests.

Second, Genes may time loss of virginity
Although social factors play their part, the age at which people first have sexual intercourse may be affected by genes.

Third, Is lover boy a louse? It may be genetic
Now comes news of a gene that Swedish researchers are touting as a possible biological basis for why some guys won't settle down.

Finally, Feelings of loneliness may be genetic, research suggests
Researcher from University of Chicago suggests that the degree of loneliness that any two people feel in a particular situation may vary widely, partly because of genetics.


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