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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Set Of Genes Contributes To Stress; Possible Drug-Taking Behavior Discovered
ScienceDaily (July 17, 2009)

A Baylor University researcher has found a set of genes that modulates stress responses that could cause some people to take drugs, specifically alcohol consumption.

The study by Dr. Doug Matthews, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Baylor, appeared in the journal Behavior Genetics. . . . . .





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