Scientists find possible ''monogamy gene'' in men
Gay News Blog Sep 06 08
ScienceNews quips: "There’s news for women who want a man who bonds instead of a James Bond: Scientists have identified a common genetic variation that appears to weaken a man’s ability to emotionally attach to one partner."
Using data from The Twin and Offspring Study in Sweden, researcher Hasse Walum and his colleagues at Karolinska Institute found that allele 334 - a gene variant that affects an important attachment hormone - may be the cause of men being prone to marital strife and less likely to wed.Studies of male prairie voles have shown the same hormone - vasopressin - affects voles' abilities to remain monogamous. Full story...
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