China calls off controversial hunt for ‘warrior gene’ in children

The hunt started more than a decade ago with a pool of money, central government backing and the goal of tracking down a Chinese variant of the so-called warrior gene. Similar research was already under way in the United States, Europe and Japan – studies that suggested certain variations in DNA were linked to violent behaviour. Identifying those traits might not only help reduce the risk of such violence but also be a way of boosting aggression and building a better soldier, the thinking went.
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