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The gene that makes you lean to the Left: How genetic variant
determines your political views
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1324494/Scientists-gene-gives-people-liberal-views.html
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 8:29 AM on 29th October 2010
Political bias could be a matter of genetics, say scientists.
They have identified a so-called 'Liberal Gene' that makes people more
likely to seek out less conventional political views.
The gene, a neurotransmitter in the brain called DRD4, could even be
stimulated by the novelty value of radical opinions, claim the U.S.
researchers.
It suggests some people are simply born to be politically radical
rather than moulded that way either by their friends, family or
teachers.
Labour leader Ed Milliband and comedian Eddie Izzard
Labour leader Ed Milliband and comedian Eddie Izzard at the Labour
conference this year. Scientists have discovered that people with
liberal views have a different gene than other people
Those with the gene supposedly seek out other people's points of view
and are influenced by them far more than those without the gene.
This comes into play especially during adolescence, for many a
socially outgoing phase of life where new acquaintances are made and
new interests formed.
If people with the gene have a socially active adolescence, says the
study, they tend to be more open-minded and tend to form less
conventional political viewpoints as adults.
The research by scientists from the University of California and
Harvard, published in the UK-based Journal Of Politics, looked at
2,000 Americans.
t found those with a strain of the DRD4 gene seek out 'novelty' – such
as people or lifestyles different from the ones they are used to.
In the U.S. study, this led them to have more liberal opinions
politically, it found.
The person's age, ethnicity, gender or culture appeared to make no
difference – it was the gene that counted.
The University of California's Professor James Fowler said: 'It is the
crucial interaction of two factors – the genetic predisposition and
the environmental condition of having many friends in adolescence –
that is associated with being more liberal.
'These findings suggest that political affiliation is not based
solely on the kind of social environment people experience.'
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