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...Although the Amish are a genetically homogeneous group, the study of volunteers' genotypes still showed a genetic diversity that reflected the makeup of the general Caucasian population: Specifically, they exhibited a range of variations on the FTO gene, which previous studies have associated with obesity and high body mass index, or BMI. Experts say about half of all people of European descent possess at least one "heavy" variant of the FTO gene. Within the Amish study group, some volunteers had two copies of a fattening variant; these people were 67% more likely to be obese and were on average...
...even if he can no longer work at his own office. The impasse has brought parts of the country to a halt. PAD mobs forced three airports in key tourist areas to shutter, and strikes in support of the opposition have hampered rail services. The country's benchmark stock index has dropped nearly 25% since the protest movement began in late May. In the heart of Bangkok, pro- and anti-government forces are teetering on the edge of an armed conflict in which any implement - sticks, knives, even the odd golf club - can be used against a political enemy. Already...
...targeting political agitators, most recently in 1992 when its forces massacred unarmed demonstrators in Bangkok. And the specter of another coup perennially hangs over a nation that has suffered multiple military takeovers over the past half-century. As evidence of the prevailing nervous mood, Thailand's benchmark stock index has plummeted nearly 25% since the PAD began its protest movement...
...Unnerved by the conflict, global investors have bailed out of Russian companies, causing Russia's RTS stock index to plunge more than 6% since the invasion began...
...question now is whether this international love affair with Russia as a place to do business can continue. The shooting war in Georgia this month sent investors in Russian stocks rushing for the exit: the RTS stock index has sunk to its lowest level since November 2006 and is down 32% in the last three months. The fighting was the most deadly sign that Russia is not a predictable or stable investment environment, but it was by no means the only one. Along with the new geopolitical uncertainties, foreign businesses and investors are also grappling with signs of economic vulnerability...