Posted on 08/18/2009 3:27:07 AM PDT by JoeProBono
A study has shown that having a particular gene variant causes some macaque monkeys to drink more alcohol in experiments.
The gene, known as the corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF) gene, is an important part of how we respond to everyday stress.
Sometimes it can become overactive and lead to stress-related problems such as anxiety, depression and alcoholism.
The findings may eventually lead to new treatments for alcoholism.
Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the scientists found that some monkeys with the gene variant drank more alcohol, possibly to relieve their anxiety.
In particular the "T" form of the gene was associated with increased voluntary consumption of alcohol in drinks equivalent to the strength of strong beer.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Conducting experiments on someone would cause drive him or her to drink!
I wonder if the same thing applies to dogs.
I’ve known dogs that couldn’t stand even the smell of alcohol. I owned one alcoholic dog and cared for another. No one had forced them to drink. The one I owned would wait for someone to set their beer on the floor, knock it over and lap it up. No one thought it was funny, it was a waste of beer. When Fred got drunk he’d curl up and sleep it off.
The other dog was a Chihuahua I was caring for while its people were on vacation. I was warned not to allow him to have any beer. Nothing was said about whiskey. I thought the strong aroma of Jack Daniel’s would be a deterrent - and I knew darn well the strong taste would keep him away. I was wrong.
I left a highball glass with three fingers of Jack on the coffee table and went to the kitchen for a beer. I heard the sound of a dog drinking. He was lapping it up. I tried to grab the glass and nearly got bit. He was a very rowdy drunk, tearing around the apartment and attacking everything he saw. He even chewed through a bed slat.
Hs name was “Angel”, but I called him “Demon Dog” after that - and made sure there was no open booze while he stayed with me.
Sadly for the negative liberal basement dwellers, President Bush is not in office.
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ROFLMAO!!!
have you considered a writing career/ That was great!
bttt
Demon Dog. LOL. Good, good.
Me, I have the Sapphire and Tonic gene - at least this time of year.
I never used mine, so I gorilla them.
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