Tag Archives: Behaviour

Breakthrough or a threat?: Research on genetics of same-sex behaviour ignites ethical debate

By Hannah Thomasy Are sexual preferences genetic? According to a recent paper in Science, the answer is at least partially yes. By screening close to 500,000 DNA samples, researchers identified five locations in the genome that were significantly associated with same-sex sexual behaviour. “This work supports the notion that there is a biological component to… Read More »

Prenatal parental stress linked to behaviour problems in toddlers

Expectant parents’ emotional struggles predict emotional and behavioural problems in 2-year-olds, new research shows. The same study reveals, for the first time, that couple conflict helps explain emotional problems in very young children. The team of researchers — from the Universities of Cambridge, Birmingham, New York and Leiden — say their findings highlight a pressing… Read More »

Price-driven Client Consumerist Behaviour Compromising Service Delivery

Bellwether Research Paper ‘The Changing Face of Law’ 04 February 2019 – The latest Bellwether research paper titled ‘The Changing Face of Law’ published today by LexisNexis UK, a leading global provider of information and analytics, highlights the very real concerns of small and independent law firms around the rise in price-driven client behaviours and… Read More »