Parental Genes Indirectly Influence Child Development
A new report reveals that parents’ genes influence their children’s educational and mental health outcomes, even when not directly inherited. This phenomenon, called “genetic nurture,” shows that parents’ genetic tendencies—such as valuing education or possessing strong non-cognitive skills—shape the home environment and positively impact child development.
The strongest effects appear in early childhood and largely reflect family socioeconomic status and parental education levels. These findings emphasize the importance of early-life interventions that support both parents and children to help mitigate educational and mental health disparities.
Parental genetics can influence child development through the environment provided by their parents (for example, reading habits or access to better resources), also known as “genetic nurture” or “indirect genetic effects”.
Parental Genes Indirectly Influence Child Development
A new report reveals that parents’ genes influence their children’s educational and mental health outcomes, even when not directly inherited. This phenomenon, called “genetic nurture,” shows that parents’ genetic tendencies—such as valuing education or possessing strong non-cognitive skills—shape the home environment and positively impact child development.
The strongest effects appear in early childhood and largely reflect family socioeconomic status and parental education levels. These findings emphasize the importance of early-life interventions that support both parents and children to help mitigate educational and mental health disparities.
Parental genetics can influence child development through the environment provided by their parents (for example, reading habits or access to better resources), also known as “genetic nurture” or “indirect genetic effects”.
In many cases, the content resembled that of the marketplaces found on the dark web, a group of hidden websites that are popular among hackers and accessed using specific anonymising software.“We have recently been witnessing a 100 per cent-plus rise in Telegram usage by cybercriminals,” said Tal Samra, cyber threat analyst at Cyberint.The rise in nefarious activity comes as users flocked to the encrypted chat app earlier this year after changes to the privacy policy of Facebook-owned rival WhatsApp prompted many to seek out alternatives.
How to Use Bitcoin?
n the U.S. people generally use Bitcoin as an alternative investment, helping diversify a portfolio apart from stocks and bonds. You can also use Bitcoin to make purchases, but the number of vendors that accept the cryptocurrency is still limited. Big companies that accept Bitcoin include Overstock, AT&T and Twitch. You may also find that some small local retailers or certain websites take Bitcoin, but you’ll have to do some digging. That said, PayPal has announced that it will enable cryptocurrency as a funding source for purchases this year, financing purchases by automatically converting crypto holdings to fiat currency for users. “They have 346 million users and they’re connected to 26 million merchants,” says Spencer Montgomery, founder of Uinta Crypto Consulting. “It’s huge.”
