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  "id": 8994814,
  "title": "Social context matters when studying the genetics of social behavior",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/social-context-matters-when-studying-the-genetics-of-social-behavior",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-21T19:40:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
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  "summary": "Social behavior is heritable but heterogeneous. A mother reporting on her toddler learning to share, a teacher observing a schoolchild navigating friendships and peer relations, and a teenager describing their own social relations are all examples of social behavior within a social context.",
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        "outlet": "bioRxiv",
        "title": "The Genetic Architecture of Neonatal Deer Mouse Cries Implicates the Cerebellum in the Temporal Control of an Infant Social Behavior",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/the-genetic-architecture-of-neonatal-deer-mouse-cries-implicates-the",
        "published": "2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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