17 June 2004

Gene cure found for cheating lovers

I wonder who sponsored this research!

A single gene inserted into the brain can change promiscuous male rodents into faithful, monogamous partners, scientists said on Wednesday...But researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Centre of Emory University and Atlanta's Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CBN) in the United States said their rodent results could help to explain the neurobiology of romantic love.

I'm all in favour of blaming gene for whatever one does :) responsibility seems such an old-fashioned concept these days, however 'cheating', as the word suggests, is about lying, not sex, which is a conscious behaviour. But admitting to that would mean taking responsibility for the act of lying ...