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What determines your length of life?

By chewtw

Title: Live Long? Die Young? Answer Isn’t Just in Genes

Date: 31st August 2006

URL:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/31/health/31age.html?th&emc=th

This article talks about how genes does not play a big role in determine how long you live.

To quote the article, here are some statistics:

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Example of heritable traits

Height 85%

Weight 70%

Intelligence 52%

Personality 50%

Vocational Interest 42%

Scholastic Acheivement 38%

Memory 22%

Life span 3%

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One Response to “What determines your length of life?”

  1. cleav_ Says:
    September 10, 2006 at 10:15 am | Reply

    lol, they put this article in today’s sunday times, lifestyle section!

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