[LINK] Serotonin Transporter Genotype (5-HTTLPR) Predicts Utilitarian Moral Judgments

post by HumanFlesh · 2011-10-24T09:28:22.351Z · LW · GW · Legacy · 4 comments

A new link is found between serotonin transporters and philosophical predispositions.

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comment by Jayson_Virissimo · 2011-10-24T10:17:18.712Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

5-HTTLPR seems to correspond to the SNPs rs25531 and rs25532 (both of which are included in the most recent chip used by 23andme).

comment by VincentYu · 2011-10-24T14:01:31.676Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

The same paper has been the topic of a previous discussion post.

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↑ comment by HumanFlesh · 2011-10-24T14:32:32.591Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Sorry about the redundant post. I would delete it, but I feel that Jayson_Virissimo's comment is worth archiving.

↑ comment by RobertLumley · 2011-10-24T14:02:53.566Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Thank you! I spent like five minutes looking for that and couldn't find it: I was ctrl+F-ing for [link].