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Amazing Headline: T-Rex Useful in Beating Depression

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I read it and thought they meant the band, but this is even cooler:

The team found that the component in human DNA, which activates depression, was also present in dinosaurs and would have helped determine their moods.

Evolution is amazing. I think velociraptor genes are to blame for anxiety.


via MedIndia.com

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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.