Word: smartly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...SMART GENES...
...Star Called Henry (Viking; 343 pages; $24.95), Roddy Doyle's new novel about the birth of the modern Irish nation, begins with the vivid miseries of its hero, young Henry Smart, who is named for a dead brother whom his grieving mother can't forget. The time is the turn of the century, a dreary hiatus between a past of colonial starvation and a future of war and revolution. Henry's father, a one-legged Dublin bully-boy who free-lances as the doorman at a brothel, can't support the family, so Henry runs wild, stealing from shopkeepers, sleeping...
...hope our memory starts to fail soon and we forget all this talk about splicing a fetus' DNA to produce smart little human babies. If the technique of genetic engineering were implemented on humans, it would be the first step into Huxley's Brave New World. TURHAN SARWAR, AGE 14 Kenner...
Take a lesson from astute dog breeders. We know that mentally and physically active dogs don't need ginkgo to improve their memory or enhance canine problem solving. An active environment (with lots of affection) plays the crucial role in fueling smart genes. We've taken our lessons from centuries of humans who squandered the wise genetic pluses found inside their babies, rearing them in barren environments. KATHRYN BRAUND Wildomar, Calif...
What next? Two scoops of "Smart Genes" in Kellogg's Raisin Bran? There is a thin line between medical achievements for neurological diseases and manipulating nature...