Genetic Code for Monogamy | National Geographic
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- Playboy rodents are converted to dedicated mates with the introduction of a certain genetic code.
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Genetic Code for Monogamy | National Geographic
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in my defense....the guy vole first went to the other female and ...only...only when she said no...he returned back :).
obviously, couples that bond and and raise a family together increase the survival chances of their children. Hence, this is a favourable genetic trait and it spread.
1:09 "..but there was one BIG difference between the vole species."
Yes; a glowing, flashing light at the base of the brain.
yeah one of them ate a flashlight and it got stuck there
My father not only lacks the monogamy gene but would probably die from shock after being injected with a monogamy serum.
knowledge!
very nice :D
interesting study.
amazing, imagine the application to humans.
why are so many people in the comments responding to each other without replying? was that not a thing on youtube 13 years ago?
the altered vole still went to the new lady first before returning to his mate.
Fascinating. Also scary how it may be that easy to "re-program" using a virus.... population engineering anyone?
This is recognised in many cultures around the world, but most western civilisations have not only ignored but suppressed and indeed even supported subjugation of what is a common sense approach.
Hardly an environment for "denying human emotions as you suggest in fact quite the opposite. It is your projection and your environment that deny's those basic human emotions being fulfilled.
1:10
i like releasing my own love coctail
Monogamy yes but in this species like many others an alternative exists after many thousands if not millions of generations of evolution - so to get to 2009 both approaches obviously have merit. The question must be what environmental factor(s) dictate which approach is best?
cool
We're curious creatures and we strive to understand the world. If you're presented with an argument and don't believe it, you must have an alternative view on it, even if it's "I don't know"..
maybe the first one was the fitter vowel
i think that polygamy is an adaptive behavior that if ever the mate is not able to satisfy the needs of the other mate or is infertile, one mate could still get away from that mate and find another one because the main purpose of life is of course, successful perpetuation of your species.
And, if in the future scientists would try to inject that virus to more animals and more people, then it would surely cause a backlash.
Not to my knowledge, do you have a clip so I can confirm or deny? I have never heard of current tv???
he actually did investigate the other one first and by the looks of it got rejected. maybe the experiment was repeated and had better results but from this it just looks like he sided with the one he knew would give it up.
What are your arguments for saying "people who are monogamous probably have better emotional control"?
There's monogamy in nature. Quite a few animals. And the best example is a rodent. The Beaver=~)
I hope they altered the girl too so that the boy with all the new monogamous feelings won't get beaten up by his woman.
oof yeah. don't want them to engineer unrequited love
I am student of biology and I am learning etology at the moment. I was learning exactly about Microtus ochrogaster and Mycrotus pennsylvanicus. Is it just luck?
whos watching this for bioc54?
Well you can't learn Calculus without learning simple multiplication. Which is the same as us not being able to learn about the human brain without figuring out the brain functions of a more basic brain. This is a stepping stone to get us to the big picture.
That's another possibility but my point is another.
Monogamy is just an American concept and value, and, as such I respect it.
But when someone try to turn it into a science it reminds me of the old "doctors" that used to say that masturbation will make you blind.
The message here is clear:
Less brain hardware = polygamy
Evolution dictates that promiscuity improves the species, so, how do you know that that rodent:
- Has more hardware in other areas?
- Has not chosen that female by mistake?
That wasn't what I was asking
I just Google, good to see we are getting about :)
But no we were not featured alas it was a comment I made here on a CNN report nothing more.
we ned to do this to people
WTH no cuddling
Well they look very much alike so I would be inclined to say yes, Wiley is Peter's cousin.
Also, choosing a mate and having two parents caring for its young can be beneficial to the species in certain situations, especially if the organism is slow growing. On the other hand, not so useful in other situations.. and alas, this is evolution.
It's not really "reverse" evolution.. the only thing that could possibly mean is for one organism to gain certain beneficial genes then lose them in the future, reverting back to their original forms?
Using viruses to change an animal's behavior! *shudder in fear*
that was cute!
why do the weird deciding game that doesn't produce acurate data. when you could simply observe what happened after mating.
CRISPr?
Is this episodes narrator Peter Coyote?
not really, he simply identified that monogamy may be the result of a genetic code that causes more production of receptors. a virus didn't cause the genetic code to come about. more likely, random mutations did that.
chemicals! duuh
the question....do you want real love or some TEST TUBE FANTASY?
I don't know of many studies on this in PEOPLE, but this video is based on what the researcher found in voles.. and no, your conclusion isn't a safe bet.
Minomeshank you dope, you really think these professional scientists only used one example for their research ? Research the video "Why Do Voles Fall in Love?" It shows they used many examples.
Shows that love is a sickness ;)
> the better liar wins
Exactly, the better liar (or the smartest) gets the grand price
It's up to the participants to make a wise choice
On the other topic, promiscuity does not necessarily means one night stand
Women are instinctively more attracted by intelligence, especially if it produces tangible results (lifestyle), and a man who has the resources to provide for more than one woman (cultural issues aside) has better chance to get better offsprings and to raise the results of his hard work
"Artificial evolution" is adaptation through selective breeding. In the case of humans it could be said to correlate to political agenda environment. So it could be said that humans as a result of political ideology, are for all intensive purposes in a breeding program which sustains that political economic ideology.
I'm not sure whether this is sarcastic or serious.
They have viruses that can alter that stuff? Wow crazy.
You misunderstood. Though you did make a viable analogy regarding fitness. Due to "intelligence" overriding the better judgement of instincts, a woman is just as likely to have children with a "cave man" as a "modern man". How is that? If both can talk, and both can walk - the better liar wins.
And promiscuity does not ensure you attain the best candidate, it only makes attaining a candidate more likely.
Most people see evolution as steps in the right direction towards the "perfect organism" and that it's a linear progression; it's not. An organism can pick up a mutation that makes it smaller - is evolution going in reverse? No. It's a mutant, and possibly better adapted to its environment.
And if we're not animals, what are we? We're certainly not bacteria, nor are we plants :)
"Like some people"?!
A little bias there huh? how about like "Most people"
FU Verhalten?
that may be true. but in an evolutionary perspective... the genes of humans are primitive meaning we still have the same genes since the stone age and it would still take a long long time for our species to evolve.
yes, loving a person is what matters most but if you see it in a scientific way, creatures in general live to perpetuate their own it is just that humans "love" their mate and their children to ensure that they would be safe and their reproduction would be successful.
ay don't take the game away from the player
People? He is talking about moles not people.
now thats amazing. imagine all the women lobbying to alter human men to be monogomous.
what the helll...
Adapt,adapt, adapt - as we cannot control our environment (including man as an integral part of it) we will always have to adapt to new risks. Disease resistence is possibly where genetic change is determinent at the moment so which-ever monogamy or polygamy deliver will be a function of fitness. Fine bye me! Hopefully science can resist the need to meddle - after all the species lives almost everywhere on the planet.
Hi BIOL 213
so wait, what good does it do to soak up these 'love cocktails'? The polygamous or so called 'promiscuous one' is reproducing at a faster rate, and gets the same amount of pleasure as a monogamous rodent vole would.
So what exactly do these receptors do? Somehow gives pleasure when it's with the same vole?
I think the receptors give the voles an emotional bond so they will stay together. so like a crush or dating basically instead of hookups with strangers. this good for them to raise the babies together because it's easier than being a single parent.
most likely to be true ;) *
"Sorry Andy, but if you follow science, and I am sure you do, facts are facts."
I never said this was so, you are committing a few logical errors in your reply:
In short, me knowing the basic molecular structure of chocolate does not under any circumstance reduce its sweet taste. Therefore Cheddy, I think you are making a sorry attempt at making a parody out of the scientific worldview.
It is nothing like how you describe. That is a projection from your own life experiences.
Sexuality is something which is close at heart for all adult men and women in this world, and for the majority, unless an individual has an exciting and fulfilling sex life, the same individual will become less healthy, less effective and less productive in all other areas of life. Studies have been done to confirm this by numerous heart research scientists.
cont...
Sorry Andy, but if you follow science, and I am sure you do, facts are facts. Actually, on a serious note, it has been known for some time that love is caused by a low level of 5HT. Ah, isn't love sweet, or should I say a lack of a neurotransmitter.
And your alternative explanation is? :)
an imaginary friend. people.
hmm if humans can change human behaviour through virus... imagine the possibilities! is it possible to lose my lazyness! cuz i dont want it! but im to lazy to do something so genetic engenary save me :D
that is a horrible understanding of this video
Your ideas of ownership of another human being are founded in the political economic system you are accustomed to. You are a product of your environment.
Due to your belief in ownership you demonise all that threatens it. The reality is your fears are illogical, based in insecurities evolved from your environment.
In a different environment those insecurities do not exist. There is far more support and security, everyone has value.
cont...
more research should go into oxytocin. it's an interesting hormone.
bondage! rofl
Glorified animal testing! hooray for national geographic!
i said there would be lesser troubled kids, not no troubled kids at all. you need some critical reading classes
lol, like some humans
ah.
could someone please insert that "virus" into the men´s brains that i fall in love with... cause they seem to need their gens altered abit. always running away, never commiting... would be great to dramatically change their behaviour as well...
Alright ! How about the women
this is good for cheating husbands XD
Only if she's a vole. =)
first
last
As interesting as this seems, one incident is hardly evidence.
you think no troubled kids come from happy families? lmao! you need some cultural classes!
Interesting. I hope you let them live happily ever after then and let the other female go. I really long for the day when Jesus returns and you scientist quit playing God with all His creatures.
lmao I wasn't expecting to see this when watching videos for school
haha soon there will be ppl wanting to use this to try and change gay peoples lifestyle i bet.
parents will be useing this on there kids when there born or something to try and keep there kids straight, idk jsut a thought