John Hamilton

And oxytocin levels, by the way, also seem to predict a lot of human pair bonding behavior.

And oxytocin levels, by the way, also seem to predict a lot of human pair bonding behavior.

That is the conventional wisdom in popular culture and everything. There's even a Billie Eilish song called Oxytocin. Key lyric, you know I need you for the oxytocin.

That is the conventional wisdom in popular culture and everything. There's even a Billie Eilish song called Oxytocin. Key lyric, you know I need you for the oxytocin.

That is the conventional wisdom in popular culture and everything. There's even a Billie Eilish song called Oxytocin. Key lyric, you know I need you for the oxytocin.

My kids told me about her.

My kids told me about her.

My kids told me about her.

A totally reliable source.

A totally reliable source.

A totally reliable source.

And speaking of scientists, you know that scientist Dave Minoli? Yeah. The one who was talking about how prairie vole couples like to huddle? He was a total believer in the love hormone idea until he wasn't, at least not so much.

And speaking of scientists, you know that scientist Dave Minoli? Yeah. The one who was talking about how prairie vole couples like to huddle? He was a total believer in the love hormone idea until he wasn't, at least not so much.

And speaking of scientists, you know that scientist Dave Minoli? Yeah. The one who was talking about how prairie vole couples like to huddle? He was a total believer in the love hormone idea until he wasn't, at least not so much.

What happened was Dave was part of this team at UCSF and Stanford that did an experiment with prairie voles. What they did is they removed fertilized eggs from female voles. Then they used a technique called CRISPR to edit the genes in a way that got rid of the oxytocin receptors. Then they put the embryos back in female voles and waited for the pups to arrive.

What happened was Dave was part of this team at UCSF and Stanford that did an experiment with prairie voles. What they did is they removed fertilized eggs from female voles. Then they used a technique called CRISPR to edit the genes in a way that got rid of the oxytocin receptors. Then they put the embryos back in female voles and waited for the pups to arrive.

What happened was Dave was part of this team at UCSF and Stanford that did an experiment with prairie voles. What they did is they removed fertilized eggs from female voles. Then they used a technique called CRISPR to edit the genes in a way that got rid of the oxytocin receptors. Then they put the embryos back in female voles and waited for the pups to arrive.

The idea here was that they were going to create baby voles whose cells wouldn't respond to the love hormone. You know, they would neutralize the effects of oxytocin. Got it. Dave figured that the result would affect pair bonding, not surprisingly. And at least that's what he thought until he got a visit from his postdoc who was doing the actual studying of these animals.

The idea here was that they were going to create baby voles whose cells wouldn't respond to the love hormone. You know, they would neutralize the effects of oxytocin. Got it. Dave figured that the result would affect pair bonding, not surprisingly. And at least that's what he thought until he got a visit from his postdoc who was doing the actual studying of these animals.

The idea here was that they were going to create baby voles whose cells wouldn't respond to the love hormone. You know, they would neutralize the effects of oxytocin. Got it. Dave figured that the result would affect pair bonding, not surprisingly. And at least that's what he thought until he got a visit from his postdoc who was doing the actual studying of these animals.