How Society Shapes the Genome - Abdel Abdellaoui returns

Can society shape the human genome? What happens when people move to opportunity? Why do genes associated with educational attainment cluster geographically? And what happens to the gene pool when educated people increasingly partner with other educated people? In this episode of Born and Raised, behavior geneticist Abdel Abdellaoui returns to the podcast to walk us through his paper Socioeconomic status is a social construct with heritable components and genetic consequences. Plus, a Born and Raised exclusive: Abdel reveals some very exciting news about what he's working on next!

The paper in question can be found at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02150-4