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https://www.europeanscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dna-163466_1280.jpg1280720Researchers have discovered that empathy is not only developed through life experiences and education, but it is also determined in part by our genes. They also found that on average, women are more empathetic than men, and say the study could help doctors gain a better understanding of autism.