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...Eventually, this predictive information could come in the form of a quit-smoking "score," calculated from an individual's specific combination of different versions of the 100 or so genes that Rose's team selected. The group is also studying the genes involved in response to varenicline (Chantix), another popular smoking-cessation drug that works by blocking nicotine from binding to receptors in the brain. Even if such a test is years away, any such head start, as smokers will readily attest, would be a welcome partner in kicking the habit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Genetic Clue to Quitting Smoking | 6/2/2008 | See Source »

...over after his 1984 presidential bid went afoul. At the same time, death sentences continued to be passed down after the Supreme Court removed its ban on the practice in the late 70s. And on February 28, America said goodbye to M*A*S*H, one of the most popular TV shows in its history...

Author: By Daniel E. Herz-roiphe, Ronald K. Kamdem, James M. Larkin, Ramya Parthasarathy, and Jessica A. Sequeira | Title: A Note from the Editorial Board | 6/2/2008 | See Source »

...economics so popular? I can think of five possible reasons...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Miron | Title: Economic Surplus | 6/2/2008 | See Source »

...allied with the prosperity is the surprising fact according to Hoffman, that the Algerian War is a popular war. The people seem willing to finance it, and only a minority of intellectual come out for Algerian independence. It seems doubtful that the present situation will change radically in the near future...

Author: By Charles S. Maier | Title: Not Yet The Deluge | 6/2/2008 | See Source »

...call her calculations "math" is a reach: Clinton's popular vote claim counts all the primary vote totals but ignores the 15 party caucuses that attracted thousands of participants in every state, and which Obama dominated. That's a revealing way to sum up the five-month long election-and it will be intriguing to see how long Clinton chooses to cling to that line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dems' Endgame Means More Games | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

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