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ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR It has often been suggested that childhood maltreatment can create an antisocial adult. New research by Terrie Moffitt of London's Kings College on a group of 442 New Zealand men who have been followed since birth suggests that this is true only for a genetic minority. Again, the difference lies in a promoter that alters the activity of a gene. Those with high-active monoamine oxidase A genes were virtually immune to the effects of mistreatment. Those with low-active genes were much more antisocial if maltreated, yet--if anything--slightly less antisocial if not maltreated...
...Tiny tobacco leaves injected with herpes-antibody genes fill the incubators--a backup, he says, in case corn is outlawed. And the company is branching out, developing plant-grown antibodies to fight respiratory syncytial virus, treat Alzheimer's, battle weaponized Ebola and even attack sperm--a kind of biopharm birth control...
...privilege--Wright then released The Sims Online, which flopped badly. Turns out we'd rather play on our own, thank you very much. Wright got the message, and The Sims 2 looks set to be his most exciting game yet. Now your Sims age from childhood, give birth to new Sims with the genetic traits of their parents and eventually die. Whether they do so in style or suffering is up to you. The homes, hearths and hot tubs you can build for them look better than ever. But perhaps the most fascinating part of the game is lining...
...privilege - Wright then released The Sims Online, which flopped badly. Turns out we'd rather play on our own, thank you very much. Wright got the message, and The Sims 2 looks set to be his most exciting game yet. Now your Sims age from childhood, give birth to new Sims with the genetic traits of their parents and eventually die. Whether they do so in style or suffering is up to you. The homes, hearths and hot tubs you can build for them look better than ever. But perhaps the most fascinating part of the game is lining...
...really a way to buy time when the new Labour government was not yet ready to risk a referendum, and when the Conservatives were so torn about Europe that prolonging the decision just gave them more chances to implode. But time's up, and the tests, so supple at birth, have hardened into a vise - with Blair locked in the middle. He badly wants to join, for essentially political reasons. He has famously declared that "Britain's future is inextricably linked with Europe; to get the best out of it, we must make the most of our strength and influence...