WHEN it comes to aggression, good parenting can abolish the impact of “bad” genes, whether you are a human or a rhesus monkeys.
The findings, which were aired on Monday at a press conference to mark the opening of a London meeting on genes and aggression, come at a time when governments in the UK and Australia are attempting to crack down on antisocial behaviour. On the agenda is a push to improve parenting skills.
An earlier New Zealand study had found that children were more likely to become aggressive and antisocial adults if they inherited a “short” version of…
