In the largest genetics study ever published in a scientific journal, an international team of scientists has identified more than 1,000 variations in human genes that influence how long people stay in school.
Educational attainment has attracted great interest from researchers in recent years, because it is linked to many other aspects of people's lives, including their income as adults, overall health and even life span.
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