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An Enormous Study of the Genes Related to Staying in School

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Date: 23 July 2018 | By:  | Story Source: The Atlantic ~ Go to Original Article

 

Researchers have found 1,271 gene variants associated with years of formal education. That’s important, but not for the obvious reasons.

When scientists publish their research, it’s rare for them to write an accompanying FAQ that explains what they found and what it means. It’s especially rare for that FAQ to be three times longer than the research paper itself. But Daniel Benjamin and his colleagues felt the need to do so, because they work on a topic that is frequently


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