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Mice shrug off bullies

Study finds molecules that could control sociability.

A single genetic change can render mice immune to the consequences of hostile bullying, and this may point the way to drugs for social phobias and depression.

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Posted by Helen Pearson on February 09, 2006
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The whole point of the research seems is to make people more aggressive or enable people to ignore or deal with the aggression of others. The focus of the research suggests the fault lies with those individuals being bullied instead of trying to work what causes individuals to bully. Wouldn't resolving the mechanisms that stimulate aggression be more rewarding. Think of how much violent crime maybe reduced if such research was successful

Posted by: ian kane | February 10, 2006 10:22 AM

From ancient time saga of india are telling again and again that time to time man must do some breathing exercises, they are very useful to recharge our brain. All they learn by midiation, at that time no scientfic instruction were available, real diffulty is that now a day people are more beliving in scintfic truth and joking about meditation.

Posted by: Ramesh Raghuvanshi | February 16, 2006 06:30 AM

Firstly, I found the article very interesting. Agression is very easy to be performed in a stratified and belicist society like ours. I believe that education of children is a key factor. But our social organization don't let families enough time to aducate to our childs, so we are in a vicious circle. I don't think that pharmacs are the solution but can help.

Posted by: maria blay | February 16, 2006 04:22 PM

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