Political Participation Is Partially Rooted In Genetic Inheritance

The decision to vote is partly genetic, according to a new study published in the American Political Science Review. The research, by James H. Fowler and Christopher T. Dawes, of the University of California, San Diego and Laura A. Baker, of the University of Southern California, is the first to show that genes influence participation in elections and in a wide range of political activities. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Sci/Tech
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Election Reform, Biology
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jul 3, 2008 - 9:16 AM PDT
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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 1, 2008

Bizarre -- but a wonderful anomaly among the daily election coverage, good and bad, that comes from mainstream media.

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Mike LaBonte
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by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

A fairly cautious scientific article. Light on numerical data. Limited effort to document the set of non-correlating factors tested. Single source. Includes reference to paper.

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