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Archive for October, 2009

Bad Driving In The Genes?

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

The next time you’re about to swear at that idiot that just cut you up, or is swerving all over the motorway, it could just be their genes. U.S. researchers have found that people with a specific gene variant perform >20% worse on a driving test that those with a different DNA sequence. This discovery [...]

Charity Gifts For Christmas Cheer

Monday, October 26th, 2009

For most of us now, thoughts are turning to Christmas. Its also a good time for charities to make a bit of extra cash through selling charity Christmas cards. People don’t seem to mind buying charity Christmas cards too much. For me, if they’re reasonably good quality, quite cheerful and a good price, I’ll pick [...]