Thursday, July 15, 2004

'Happy gene' could solve mystery of depression





"Scientists have discovered that a change in one 'letter' of the gene can have drastic effects on an enzyme that controls levels of the mood chemical serotonin in the brain."

"Happiness," "depression," "ecstasy," "ennui": neurochemical veils, all-too-transient perceptual illusions.

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