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Monogamy gene found in people.
New Scientist ^ | September 2008 | Priya Shetty

Posted on 09/02/2008 7:42:59 PM PDT by amchugh

Now it seems variations in a section of the gene coding for a vasopressin receptor in people help to determine whether men are serial commitment-phobes or devoted husbands.

(Excerpt) Read more at newscientist.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: determinism; marriage; monogamy; science; socialdarwinism
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I can see the PR spin on the next political sex scandal already.
1 posted on 09/02/2008 7:42:59 PM PDT by amchugh
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To: amchugh
I call BS on this just as I do on the "Gay Gene."

Right is right and wrong is wrong. These "scientists" are just trying to justify adultery.

2 posted on 09/02/2008 7:45:27 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: amchugh

Can we name it the Bobbit gene?


3 posted on 09/02/2008 7:45:35 PM PDT by badpacifist (Personal attacks on someones opinion of a "news article" you happened to post is asinine.)
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To: amchugh

Okey, dokey. So, now BJ’s excuse will be, “It wasn’t my fault I had sex with that woman.”


4 posted on 09/02/2008 7:45:55 PM PDT by itsthejourney
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The bubba factor...


5 posted on 09/02/2008 7:46:22 PM PDT by Crim (Dont frak with the Zeitgeist....http://falconparty.com/)
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To: amchugh

I got one! Proud of it.

Do I get a button?

Just wondering, is it far from the credit card gene women have?


6 posted on 09/02/2008 7:47:34 PM PDT by edcoil
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To: amchugh

Crap science.

Gonna find the “whore” gene and the “gold-digger” gene next?


7 posted on 09/02/2008 7:48:19 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: amchugh

I wonder why the title talks about People and the first line only mentions men and in a derogatory manner. Maybe feminists should demand some equality here.


8 posted on 09/02/2008 7:48:47 PM PDT by An American In Dairyland (BTW, I am a woman :)
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I would like mine removed.

Never has paid and I'm running out of time, money and earning capacity necessary to support it.

9 posted on 09/02/2008 7:49:20 PM PDT by elkfersupper
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To: amchugh

RS3 334’s social effects extend beyond bonding in couples. Earlier this year, the same gene section was shown to affect signalling in people’s amygdalas, linked to trust. Another study found that people with autism, which is characterised by unusual social behaviour, often have multiple copies of RS3 334


10 posted on 09/02/2008 7:49:57 PM PDT by allmendream (If "the New Yorker" makes a joke, and liberals don't get it, is it still funny?)
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To: amchugh

My ex-wife sure as heck didn’t have the monogamy gene.


11 posted on 09/02/2008 7:51:55 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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My ex-wife sure as heck didn’t have the monogamy gene.

LOL! Mine either. But the MSM would give them a pass, because you and I are EVIL! And we drove them to it!

12 posted on 09/02/2008 7:55:01 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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Gonna find the “whore” gene and the “gold-digger” gene next?

"Gold digger reporting for duty, sir."


13 posted on 09/02/2008 7:55:53 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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14 posted on 09/02/2008 8:02:18 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Snickering Hound

His hands are at least as wide as Monica’s butt.


15 posted on 09/02/2008 8:12:44 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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“Right is right and wrong is wrong. These “scientists” are just trying to justify adultery. “

How do you apply this historically in societies with different marriage/sexual values than 20th century American society? Right today hasn’t always been right.

I personally suspect any number of behaviors have some genetic footprint, especially those that would impact survival/ability to reproduce, and you can bet the topic of the study is directly tied to that.


16 posted on 09/02/2008 8:23:58 PM PDT by WoofDog123
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To: buccaneer81

Next do they come up with the crack smoking murderer gene?


17 posted on 09/02/2008 8:46:31 PM PDT by Bullish ( Reality is the best cure for delusion.)
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To: Lizavetta

Did you know he served in Vietnam?

18 posted on 09/02/2008 8:50:07 PM PDT by Bullish ( Reality is the best cure for delusion.)
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To: WoofDog123

I do wonder about the moral implications of this line of thinking. If we can identify people who are born with “serial-rapist genes” or “mass-murderer genes”, can we go ahead and imprison them to prevent harm to the citizenry? Or do we have to wait for the inevitable tragedy?

Also, can we just go ahead and genetically engineer all the undesirable traits out of everyone? Who gets to decide the undesirable traits? Always fun to throw out questions like this.


19 posted on 09/02/2008 8:56:23 PM PDT by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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To: allmendream

That is in the article. I’m hoping it will yield some therapy possibilities.


20 posted on 09/02/2008 9:07:31 PM PDT by amchugh (large and largely disgruntled)
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