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Selfish genes, not selfish behavior

The Enron trial continues with evidence on how Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling put personal interests before the company's. Commentator Richard Conniff says the Enron execs made the mistake of thinking humans are genetically hard-wired to be selfish.

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