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...quoted molecular geneticist Dr. Jeffrey Friedman as saying "there are genes in the population that predispose to obesity." Genetics may be a factor, but there are people in many other countries who have the same genes as Americans but not the same problems. Maybe our habit of blaming others, faulting our ancestors or suing McDonald's--instead of admitting that obesity is our problem and we must fix it--is what made us fat in the first place. DOUG FARQUHAR Washington...
...contrast, the evidence in favor of one that protects against weight loss is increasingly strong. Genetic variations clearly push some people toward bigger appetites, slower metabolisms and greater weight gain than others. "There are genes in the population that predispose to obesity," says Dr. Jeffrey Friedman, a molecular geneticist at the Rockefeller University in New York. "Obviously, there's an environmental contribution, but no one questions that genes are involved...
DIED. WILLIAM RUSSELL, 92, pioneering geneticist and expert on the effects of radiation exposure; in Oak Ridge, Tenn. With his research on how radiation affects mice genetically, he paved the way for national standards of acceptable levels of exposure for humans...
...Snowman rewinds his life, we learn that much of this strange turn of events is traceable to Crake, a boyhood friend who becomes a serenely brilliant geneticist at a powerful bioengineering firm. His job is to find a formula for immortality. But Crake has larger plans. He thinks of the human race as a boundless opportunity for creative meddling. Oryx is an Asian girl whom Jimmy first glimpses on a child-porn website, then meets years later through Crake...
...amazing what you can do with jellyfish genes) and the simian sexual practices. (Don't ask.) As Snowman rewinds his life, we learn how things have come to this strange turn. Much of it turns out to be traceable to Crake, a boyhood friend who becomes a serenely brilliant geneticist at a powerful bioengineering firm. His job is to find a formula for immortality. But Crake has larger plans. He thinks of the human race as a boundless opportunity for creative meddling. Oryx is an Asian girl whom Jimmy first glimpses on a child-porn website, then meets years later...