Article: New Zealand's Maori people don't have "warrior gene" that makes them violent.

Byline: ANI

Wellington, September 11 (ANI): A new research has shown that despite being over-represented in New Zealand's criminal fraternity and prison population, Maori do not have a "warrior gene" that makes them violent.

The Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. The group probably arrived in southwestern Polynesia in several waves at some time before the year 1300.

According to a report carried out in www.stuff.co.nz, scientist Gary Hook's review, 'Warrior Genes and the Disease of Being Maori', challenges the idea that Maori are genetically wired to commit acts of violence.

Three years ago, researchers Rod Lea ...

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