
Then again, we're in a hi-tech age. Why not take genes into consideration as well?
According to some researchers at the at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm:
"Our main finding was an association between a variant of the vasopressin receptor 1a gene and how strong bonds men reported they had to their partners. Men carrying this variant scored on average lower on a scale measuring the strength of the bond compared to men not carrying this variant."
In simple terms, men who have vasopressin will make better mates - NOT! The researchers have a disclaimer (as they usually do, I noticed that):
"Taken together, the effect of the gene variant that we have studied on human pair-bonding behavior is rather small, and it can not, with any real accuracy, be used to predict how someone will behave in a future relationship."
Um, I could have told you that.
I wonder if Jer has vasopressin? ;)
This is a great post. I like the disclaimer that basically says "this is all bunk, please disregard!"
ReplyDeleteAhuh - sometimes I think that we should give these researches REAL things to study.
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