Article: The Science of Success

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The Science of Success

By Dobbs

Genetics

December 2009 ATLANTIC MAGAZINE

Most of us have genes that make us as hardy as dandelions: able to take root and

survive almost anywhere. A few of us, however, are more like the orchid: fragile

and fickle, but capable of blooming spectacularly if given greenhouse care. So

holds a provocative new theory of genetics, which asserts that the very genes

that give us the most trouble as a species, causing behaviors that are

self-destructive and antisocial, also underlie humankind's phenomenal

adaptability and evolutionary success.

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http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/12/the-science-of-success/7761/