Easter Seals Canada Explores The Science Behind Giving

Easter Seals Canada is launching the Giving Gene, a fundraising and awareness campaign that invites Canadians to discover why they donate. Interested individuals can purchase a Giving Gene Kit online at GivingGene.ca that enables them to perform an anonymous at- home DNA test to determine if they have the “Giving Gene.” The “Giving Gene” is scientifically known as COMT Val 158Met genetic polymorphism. An individual can inherit two copies, one copy, or no copies of a version of this gene that is associated with giving. As an additive gene, a…

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