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There is also the issue of drug resistance, which makes finding the next new breakthrough antimalarial all the more vital. Until that happens, Novartis hopes its new pediatric dose - which the company spent the past four years developing - is the next step toward the eventual eradication of a childhood killer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Better Deal on Malaria | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...Born to Chinese immigrants, Locke, 59, spent his early childhood in Seattle public housing for families of World War II vets and did not learn English until entering kindergarten. He went on to earn a scholarship to Yale and received a law degree from Boston University...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Commerce Secretary: Gary Locke | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

Personality development, on the other hand, is not about conformity. Differences in personality don't go away during childhood and adolescence - they may even widen. Explaining why this happens, and why even identical twins reared in the same home have different personalities, is a challenge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Parents (Still) Don't Matter | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

...processes: just as identical twins don't have exactly the same freckles, they don't have exactly the same brain. Some small amount may be due to socialization - for example, some cultures foster a more aggressive personality. The remainder depends on the experiences people have over the course of childhood and adolescence - experiences they have outside the home, often in the presence of their peers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Parents (Still) Don't Matter | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

...worst lie you’ve ever told: Man, I would kill for some cereal right now. Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: Oh my God, look at all these babies I just saved. Fuck, that’s a lot of babies. Favorite childhood activity: Breeding pigeons Sexiest physical trait: When I do the terrorist fist bump thing, but instead of exploding out like a lot of people do I kind of implode a little, like suck my fist in, and I make this little sucking in noise, it’s really cool...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Scoped! | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

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