Cheating Genes


September 2, 2008 - Scientists (Hasse Walum) at Karolinska Institutet have found a link between a specific gene and the way men bond to their partners. The results, which are presented in the scientific journal PNAS, can lead to a better understanding of such problems as autism and social phobia. Hasse Walum and his colleagues made use of data from The Twin and Offspring Study in Sweden, which includes over 550 twins and their partners or spouses. The gene under study codes for one of the receptors for vasopressin, a hormone found in the brains of most mammals. The team found that men who carry one or two copies of a variant of this gene *334* often behave differently in relationships than men who lack this gene variant. The incidence of 334 was statistically linked to how strong a bond a man felt he had with his partner. Men who had two copies of 334 were also twice as likely to have had a marital or relational crisis in the past year than those who lacked the gene variant. There was also a correlation between the men's gene variant and what their respective partners thought about their relationship."Women married to men who carry one or two copies of 334 were, on average, less satisfied with their relationship than women married to men who didn't carry this allele", says Hasse Walum.







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Uploaded: September 6, 2008 at 10:14 pm
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wallycard (September 11, 2008 at 11:03 pm)
thanks for commenting! Can anyone tell me why the video doesn't align with the sound?
CaliforniaGuyForever (September 7, 2008 at 6:36 pm)
wallycard, no, not ignoring science. But this sort of interpretations of genetics is so relative, because you are dealing with so much intricate circuitry in our biology. We are not "Machines" that are pre-dictated. Our physiology is very determinable, yes. But when you start trying to predict psychology of a person, that is another matter. That's where I call bullshit, and that's where liberal pot-heads are trying to weave their "it's not wrong since it's genetic" bullshit into our society.
anarchy3E (September 7, 2008 at 4:49 am)
ofcourse its genetic, everything is genetic. 99% of your life success or failure is genes and the rest 1% is...genes again!
wallycard (September 7, 2008 at 12:05 am)
can't ignore science, CaliforniaGuy... and the so-called 'liberal media' go so far as to explain that the genetic piece is only "one factor... a predisposition, not a guarantee. if you have it, it doesn't mean you're definitely a cheater."

There's nothing wrong with examining scientific explanations. Sometimes, there is an answer to why the sky is blue...
CaliforniaGuyForever (September 7, 2008 at 12:00 am)
This is utter bullshit. I think this is just a precursor to what "they" (the liberal shitheads) want, which is to claim EVERYTHING is because of genes. Lying, cheating, murder, homosexuality, pedophilia, etc. BULLSHIT. How about start taking responsibility for your life, act like a human-being, and realize you choose want you want to be. Absolutely unbelievable.

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