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One of the biggest issues in happiness research is the question of how much our happiness is under our control. In 1996 University of Minnesota researcher David Lykken published a paper looking at the role of genes in determining one's sense of satisfaction in life. Lykken, now 76, gathered...
Genes play a leading role in determining who gets breast cancer, but environmental factors--such as the food you eat and the medications you take--were the big news this year. Researchers in Mexico reported that eating a high-carbohydrate diet, common in that country, seems to increase the risk...
But while many researchers concede that genes may play such a role, they believe cultural variables are far more important. "African Americans generally have lower economic well-being and the ability to make lifestyle changes and purchase medicines," says the CDC's Labarthe. Indeed, a 10-country, 85,000-person...
Another disease-fighting Pioneer is Jennie Mather of Raven Biotechnologies in South San Francisco. Like Jhoti, Mather is out to fight cancer, but her approach is radically different. She postulated that what really counts in a target protein - that is, a protein that causes a disease and that a drug...
Millions of people fell in love with the customizable suburbanites of The Sims, which became the best-selling PC game of all time. How could veteran designer Will Wright top that? Answer: by showing just how adorably complex these creatures can be. In Sims 2 (for PC; $49.99), your characters...