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Science: 2008 Gene linked to effectiveness of placebos on social anxiety disorder.

Reminded me of:

Gattaca: 1997 "There is no Gene for Human Spirit"


I think it's pretty clear that people are neither built solely by Nature or Nurture, but by a complex interaction of the two.

Grr

Note to self:

You learned this in your first week in a full time job.
"Don't respond to angry people you don't know in conference calls".
Let their own team deal with them. They know the person. Or wait a while and say we'll have to deal with this topic later, as it's over running.
It just makes the whole thing drag on, and it can only be resolved offline.

I'm missing my team's Christmas lunch now.