Lighter sentence for murderer with 'bad genes' (original) (raw)

Italian court reduces jail term after tests identify genes linked to violent behaviour.

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Feresin, E. Lighter sentence for murderer with 'bad genes'.Nature (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2009.1050

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