Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • News
  • Published:

Lighter sentence for murderer with 'bad genes'

Italian court reduces jail term after tests identify genes linked to violent behaviour.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Relevant articles

Open Access articles citing this article.

Access options

Buy this article

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

References

  1. Caspi, A. et al. Science 297, 851-854 (2002).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Widom, C. S. & Brzustowicz, L. M. Biol. Psychiatry 60, 684-689 (2006).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Authors

Related links

Related links

Related links in Nature Research

genetics@nature

Insight: Human Genomics and Medicine

Nature special issue on the Human Genome

Related external links

Human Genome Project: Behavioural genetics

Behavior Genetics Association

NIMH Center for Collaborative Genetic Studies on Mental Disorders

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Feresin, E. Lighter sentence for murderer with 'bad genes'. Nature (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2009.1050

Download citation

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2009.1050

This article is cited by

Search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing