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In courtship, who wins and who loses will determine who passes on their DNA to tomorrow.

Helen Fisher

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Helen Fisher
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 31
Anthropologist
Scientist
Manhattan borough
New York City
Helen Fisher
Helen E Fisher
Loses
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Wins
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