So love is more complicated after all.
"A study published on 27 January in Neuron1 challenges decades of research that suggests a protein that detects the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin is responsible for the voles’ domestic bliss. Using CRISPR gene-editing, researchers found that prairie voles lacking the protein were still responsible parents & still formed monogamous relationships."

#Notjust_oxytocin
#CRISPR #PrairieVoles

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00197-9#:~:text=27%20January%202023-,CRISPR%20voles%20can't%20detect%20'love%20hormone'%20oxytocin%20%E2%80%94,mates%20and%20cared%20for%20pups.&text=The%20humble%20prairie%20vole%20(Microtus,its%20unusual%20commitment%20to%20family.