Feb. 26—SANTA FE, N.M. — The man convicted of murdering a 75-year-old Santa Fe man and then burning his body had his "warrior gene" defense rejected yet again by the New Mexico Supreme Court. The New ...

A New Mexico convict sentenced to 22 years for the 2012 slaying of his girlfriend’s step-grandfather tried to pin the blame on a “warrior gene” that supposedly forced him to black out. At his 2015 ...

Feb. 26—The state Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction of a man whose public defender argued a "warrior gene" predisposed him to impulsive violence — making him incapable of forming ...

Boys who have a so-called "warrior gene" are more likely to join gangs and also more likely to be among the most violent members and to use weapons, a new study finds. "While gangs typically have been ...

Back in the 1990s, researchers made a link between a single gene mutation and a proclivity for violence, particularly when coupled with a violent childhood and environment. They labeled the mutation ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Is it junk science or a breakthrough that could help identify and treat people with a genetic predisposition to ...

SANTA FE - The New Mexico Supreme Court will review an appeals court ruling in the case of a man convicted of murder who unsuccessfully sought to introduce evidence that he was genetically predisposed ...

SANTA FE – The state Supreme Court upheld a murder conviction Friday against a man who claimed a “warrior gene” made him predisposed to impulsive acts of violence. In a unanimous decision, justices ...

You're driving on the highway and suddenly a car comes whipping out of the lane next to you, forcing you to slam on the brakes. Do you think, "Oh well, the driver ...

Science writer John Horgan has taken on the warrior gene in a recent Scientific American blog post titled "Code rage: The "warrior gene" makes me mad! (Whether I have it or not)." Horgan points to ...

The man convicted of murdering a 75-year-old Santa Fe man and then burning his body had his "warrior gene" defense rejected yet again by the New Mexico Supreme Court. The New Mexico Supreme Court last ...