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JAWAS Episode IV --Tatooine scavengers; captured R2-D2 and C-3PO and sold them to Luke's uncle...
...D2 Episodes I, IV-VI --Astromech droid discovered on Naboo ship. Accompanies Anakin; later bought by Luke...
...Episodes I, IV-VI --Protocol droid created by Anakin; owned by Leia, then Luke; partners with R2-D2...
...superfluously secretive Tunisian set of the Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace. From left, LIAM NEESON as Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn; the ugly guy (known as Jar Jar); NATALIE PORTMAN as Queen Amidala, mother of Luke and Leia; EWAN MCGREGOR as a young Obi-Wan Kenobi; R2-D2; director GEORGE LUCAS; C-3PO; and JAKE LLOYD, here as the still angelic Anakin Skywalker, but better known as the future Darth Vader...
...problem is, studies that have purported to find a basis for addiction in variations of the D2 and D4 genes have not held up under scrutiny. Indeed, most scientists think addiction probably involves an intricate dance between environmental influences and multiple genes, some of which may influence dopamine activity only indirectly. This has not stopped some researchers from promoting the provocative theory that many people who become alcoholics and drug addicts suffer from an inherited condition dubbed the reward-deficiency syndrome. Low dopamine levels caused by a particular version of the D2 gene, they say, may link a breathtaking array...