This article in Science News is really interesting as it goes into the causes of disruptive behavior in children. I don't have much time to review it now as I have the last test of my graduate school life in about an hour and a half, but I think it cuts a good balance between saying that genes matter and saying that they matter in an enviromental context.
I will be doing the happy dance with more posts later.
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