Why do people act the way they do? Can human behavior be predicted or controlled? Ancient people looked to the stars or to vague theories about the balance of bodily humors such as bile and phlegm for answers to such questions. Today's public, for reasons not noticeably more sophisticated, seems endlessly fascinated by the idea that genes may control behavior. How better to explain the popular fascination with a quite sober study of genetics, learning and memory in mice, published this past fall in the prestigious journal Nature?
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