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Gary Ruvkun, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, used a promising new technique to identify about 417 genes in the roundworm’s genetic code related to fat production and storage.
With the help of his team of scientists, Ruvkun—whose results were published in last Thursday’s issue of the journal Nature—deactivated about 305 of the genes in the experiment, resulting in “thin and happy” bioengineered worms.
But when his team deactivated the remaining 112 genes, the worms grew fatter.
By using a novel gene identification method developed in England’s Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Institute, the research team discovered that around 200 of the 400 genes linked to fat storage in worms appear to have a counterpart in humans.
But genes aren't everything. Therapists who work with narcissists often uncover childhood abuse or some other trauma leading to low self-esteem or even self-loathing--just the kind of emotional hole that pathological grandiosity would be designed to fill. Borderline-personality disorder affects more women than men, and...