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One Night Stands May Be Genetic 240

Posted by samzenpus from the getting-in-your-genes dept.
An anonymous reader writes "So, he or she has cheated on you for the umpteenth time and their only excuse is: 'I just can't help it.' According to researchers at Binghamton University, they may be right. The propensity for infidelity could very well be in their DNA. In a first of its kind study, a team of investigators led by Justin Garcia, a SUNY Doctoral Diversity Fellow in the laboratory of evolutionary anthropology and health at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has taken a broad look at sexual behavior, matching choices with genes and has come up with a new theory on what makes humans 'tick' when it comes to sexual activity. The biggest culprit seems to be the dopamine receptor D4 polymorphism, or DRD4 gene. Already linked to sensation-seeking behavior such as alcohol use and gambling, DRD4 is known to influence the brain's chemistry and subsequently, an individual's behavior."

Comment Re:A little reading, please (Score 1) 247

by Timoleon (#27411351) Attached to: NASA Shows Off Mock-Up of Mars-Capable Spacecraft
When I was a kid in the sixties we had the World Book Encyclopedia in my home. Each year a supplement would come out with lots of interesting articles. I think it was in 1966 there was a NASA article in the supplement which talked about hydroponics and how it would help the astronauts in their quest to get to Mars. In the frenzied atmosphere of The Space Race, the thinking then was that Man would step on Mars no later than 1985, according to the article!! I think we've forgotten to dream...

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