CLEVER rats tend to become heavy boozers. This discovery doesn’t mean that the brightest people are the most likely to get drunk, but it may illuminate patterns of behaviour that can turn people into hard-core alcoholics.
Many studies have shown that your genetic make-up influences your risk of becoming an alcoholic (Â鶹´«Ã½, 27 November 1999, p 38). But research on rodents has shown that behaviour may also be a more obvious indicator of risk. Novelty-seeking rats, who like exploring new habitats, tend to drink a lot of alcohol if given the chance. And rats bred to be good…
