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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[wallycard]

thanks for commenting! Can anyone tell me why the video doesn't align with the sound?

[wallycard]

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...

[Jeffersonwazright]

NO way they played OPP during this skit!!! No way!!!

[alstonpmaroon]

@HipHopWorldStar Go fuck yourself, asshole! And don't message me again!!!

[HipHopWorldStar]

@alstonpmaroon well, then those men OBVIOUSLY don't have the gene #334 interacting with the hormone vasopressin, idiot

[fredbloggs02]

@HipHopWorldStar You betray a certain religious naivete to propose "feelings exist distinct from thoughts".They package things like this in America well. To masquerade this on chat shows as though one gene were responsible. This is really nothing new, just Americanized drama; like rappers, another sorry offshoot of an infantile culture and I'd wager even less people give a damn what cortex lacerated, obsequious, group dependent, drug-addled, hiphop-bangers think about genetics lol.

[HipHopWorldStar]

@fredbloggs02 it's not bull shit it's science

they're not trying to excuse any behavior they are trying to explain it

if you wanna get emotional and let your feelings get in the way of your thinking, then so be it...but please, if you're not even remotely qualified to criticize these findings...shut the fuck up

[piscesariescusp121]

cheating gene? give me a damn break! I don't buy it one bit! all a bunch of bull.

[arb4753]

I don"t buy it.

These guys are not having affairs with the wind.

When a man has an affair the woman he's with is having an affair also.

If she is married or in a relationship then shes cheating on someone as well.

If there is a cheat gene we all have it men and women alike

[tempemonkey]

The lady is a dumb fuck.... Armies have only been around for maybe 3000 years..... That means the need for them play no role in our genes because they are too recent....She mentions this around the 3:10 mark