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08/10/2007: "Genetic factors guide formation of life-long friendships"

As people mature, genetic factors may strongly influence who they choose as their friends, a U.S. study finds.

The study, which was published in the August issue of the journal Archives ofGeneral Psychiatry, tracked more than 1,800 male twin pairs from mid-childhood to early adulthood between 1998 and 2004.

"As we grow and move out of our home environment, our genetically influenced temperament becomes more and more important in influencing the kinds of friends we like to hang out with," lead author Dr. Kenneth S. Kendler, professor of psychiatry and human genetics at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Medicine, in Richmond, said in a prepared statement.

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http://health.msn.com/general/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100167625

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on Friday, August 10th, Osama bin Laden said

Well, I guess, for me anyway, I choose my friends based on their intelligence and social habits.

People who are profanely dumb are not the kind of folk I find much interest in. People who booze themselves up to hide from reality are not really interesting to me either.

I'm not particularly sure how much of that is genetic, but I think its fairly accurate to say that intelligent people generally prefer their own kind, for example.