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‘Love Hormone’ Promotes Monogamy in Men

By Makini Brice | Nov 14, 2012 01:18 PM EST

Research suggests that, if David Petraeus had been administered a dose of oxytocin, maybe he would still be the head of the Central Intelligence Agency right now.

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Promiscuity Alters DNA and Boosts Immunity in Mice

By Christine Hsu | Aug 31, 2012 02:36 PM EDT

Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley found that promiscuous mice have significantly stronger immune systems than monogamous mice, suggesting that promiscuous mice may have developed more robust immunity to protect them against the disease-causing bacteria they are exposed to from mating with multiple partners.

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