Genetics Professor James H. Fowler Explains the "Liberal Gene"

His new study that suggests we may predisposed to certain political views

Being Liberal is Genetically Based?

Perhaps gene therapy can offer a cure for liberalism.

(PHYSORG)Liberals may owe their political outlook partly to their genetic make-up, according to new research from the University of California, San Diego, and Harvard University. Ideology is affected not just by social factors, but also by a dopamine receptor gene called DRD4. The study's authors say this is the first research to identify a specific gene that predisposes people to certain political views...

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter affecting brain processes that control movement, emotional response, and ability to experience pleasure and pain. Previous research has identified a connection between a variant of this gene and novelty-seeking behavior, and this behavior has previously been associated with personality traits related to political liberalism.