9/02/2010 PERMALINK
Reversing your kid's tendency to get low grades might be as simple as a tweak to their dopamine genes. ITEM: The academic performance of adolescents will suffer in at least one of four key subjects -- English, math, science, history -- if their DNA contains one or more of three specific dopamine gene variations, according to a study led by renowned biosocial criminologist Kevin M. Beaver of the Florida State University.