In one of the largest genetic studies ever done, an international consortium of scientists has found more than 1,200 genetic variants associated with educational attainment, which is defined as the number of years individuals spent in school or university.

In what is the largest-ever genome wide association study for social science, researchers found more than 70 genetic variants associated with educational attainment – the number of years individuals spent...

Dan Benjamin, an Associate Professor of Economics at USC and one of the principal investigators with the Social Science Genetic Association Consortium. In one of the largest-ever genome wide association...