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...relevant. But a subset of the dark matter known as functional noncoding DNA, comprising some 3% to 4% of the genome and mostly embedded within and around the genes, is crucial. "Coding regions are much easier for us to study," says Carroll, whose new book, The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution, delves deep into the issue. "But it may be the dark matter that governs a lot of what we actually...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Makes us Different? | 10/1/2006 | See Source »

...rocky hill. Bush "wouldn't even contemplate going up it," recalls a senior Bush official. For his part, Armstrong cruised up the incline. A White House military aide made it part of the way up but "Lance just buried him" and Bush was in awe of his stamina. The fittest president since Teddy Roosevelt will need more than his share of endurance in the coming weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush's Long Hot Summer | 8/27/2005 | See Source »

WITH EXERCISE AND WOMEN, IT'S SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST--LITERALLY...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Doctor's Orders: Aug. 15, 2005 | 8/7/2005 | See Source »

...island where nearly everyone could lose a few pounds without keeling over, Burling's students are among the fittest-looking folk around. Lavinia Sunia, 15, had no interest in sport until she started mucking about on a board seven years ago. "I just watched TV," she says. Now she'll surf two hours every day if conditions allow it, and her toned body would be the envy of teenage girls anywhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rediscovering the Joy of Surf | 7/25/2005 | See Source »

...Japanese, who control four of the state's ten largest banks, with combined assets of $47 billion. Pinola has said that in the future, "banking services will ultimately be delivered by only a handful of very strong, nationwide financial firms." His creed, in short, is survival of the fittest. These days, that is a lesson even the nation's mightiest corporations must take to heart. --By George Russell. Reported by Raji Samghabadi/New York and Paul A. Witteman/San Francisco

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Takeover Tugs-of-War | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

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