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n2doc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-13-08 05:48 AM
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The origin of the "30 percenters" revealed!
"But not, it seems, all kids. In about 30 percent, the coils of their DNA carry a glitch, one that leaves their brains with few dopamine receptors, molecules that act as docking ports for one of the neurochemicals that carry our thoughts and emotions. A paucity of dopamine receptors is linked to an inability to avoid self-destructive behavior such as illicit drug use. But the effects spill beyond such extremes. Children with the genetic variant are unable to learn from mistakes. No matter how many tests they blow by partying the night before, the lesson just doesn't sink in."

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/151758
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-13-08 05:56 AM
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1. Space Monkies
Edited on Wed Aug-13-08 05:58 AM by shadowknows69
I was sure they were some kind of under developed space monkies.
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-13-08 06:02 AM
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2. I had a 30% confide in me he was thinking about voting Dem this time yesterday
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He can't even afford store bought cigarettes any more. He has been rolling his own.

Don
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-13-08 08:36 AM
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3. I think that's it. Probably further studies will show the lack of dopamine receptors also accounts
for zealous religiosity.
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