  The genetics of politics  Body politic  Slowly, and in some
quarters grudgingly, the influence of genes in shaping political
outlook and behaviour is being recognised  See article  Readers'
comments    Simplistic Science Journalism is BAD Science
Journalism. This article is a prime example of that truism. Twin
studies have been DISCREDITED for at least 40 years. The early
ones where racist fakes. The later ones were more simple minded
and uncontrolled than the "feeble minded" who were sterilized or
murdered by the Eugenicists. Identical Twins AREN'T IDENTICAL,
even genetically. For exquisitely complex and intricate
structures like the brain and the blood and hormonal systems,
genetic code is only a very sketchy indication of what the
structures actually develop into and then age over time. Many
genes can be switched on or off affecting mood, personality and
aptitudes by random or individual circumstances of the "twins".
Bottom line: twin studies which assume identical genetic and
body structures between ind