I have been looking for Teela Brown all my life (wiki):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teela_Brown
"...Teela was a member of the crew recruited by Puppeteer Nessus for an expedition to the Ringworld. Her sole qualification was that she was descended from "lucky" ancestors, six generations of whom were born as a result of winning Earth's Birthright Lottery..."
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Peter" wrote:
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> That is what the Puppeteers did, i.e., they looked for "lucky" people down though continuous blood lines.
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> .....BL
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> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Dave" wrote:
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> > Sci-Fi Author Larry Niven in his "known space" series conceptualizes:
> > "The idea that luck is a genetic trait that can be favored by selective breeding."
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