Scientists Find Gene That Predicts Happiness In Women

An anonymous reader writes "For reasons that scientists have not conclusively determined, women are happier than men. And now, researchers think that they may have pinpointed one of the reasons for that. They have found a gene in women that predicts the level of happiness in women. 'After controlling for various factors, ranging from age and education to income, the researchers found that women with the low-expression type of MAOA were significantly happier than others. Compared to women with no copies of the low-expression version of the MAOA gene, women with one copy scored higher on the happiness scale and those with two copies increased their score even more. While a substantial number of men carried a copy of the "happy" version of the MAOA gene, they reported no more happiness than those without it.'"

Spoilers

[GameboyRMH]

For reasons that scientists have not conclusively determined, women are happier than men

Spoilers: It's the difficulty of getting laid. A woman only has to ask "Sex?"

In other news...

[Anonymous Coward]

the gene is incredibly rare.

Hair?

[Chemisor]

This gene wouldn't be the one responsible for blond hair, would it?

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As a man, all I have to say about this news is

[circletimessquare]

it makes me unhappy. It's unfair. Lucky women. Life sucks. Leave me alone.

Of course they're happier...

[Anonymous Coward]

in most states they don't have to put up with wives.

Re:Yay!

[tattood]

Once they make a pill to activate this gene, then yes.

Re:you fail at biology forever

[Scragglykat]

He's referring to the using of sex to get one's way/money/goods I believe. That's why when you get married, you stop getting it... because they already have everything you own. :o)

They identified the shape of the gene

[rullywowr]

...and it looked like a very large princess cut diamond set in a bed of milk chocolate.

Re:Spoilers

[circletimessquare]

Also, some guys don't just sleep with anything they can and want to evaluate potential partners for being decent-looking, reasonably healthy, and not crazy before jumping into bed.

You are on the wrong website sir.

Re:Spoilers

[dsvick]

Most of the women I know are either depressed or angry all the time.

And the common factor is ..... :)

sorry, had to!

Re:First post!

[Anonymous Coward]

First post!

Does that make you happy?

Re:you fail at biology forever

[mcgrew]

Your comment reminded me of an old joke:
What's the difference between a wife and a job?

After five years the job still sucks.

happy genes

[indy_Muad'Dib]

sadly the gene is 3 sizes too small and no one can fit into them.

Re:GATTACA

[khallow]

Do not marry a psychopath!

Make her a CEO instead.

Re:you fail at biology forever

[davester666]

Dammit. Now I'm humming "Every sperm is sacred. Every sperm is great. If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate".

It'll take me weeks to get that out of my head again.

Re:you fail at biology forever

[Max Rool]

And now.... It's not just you. Thank you for that.

Re:Wait. What?

[Inda]

I've found that to be the quickest way of being accused of something.

"Chocolates? But it's not even my brithday. What have you broken?"

I jest. It's more like:

"Chocolates? Is it that time of year again? I'll shave my legs."

I jest.

I wish.

Re:you fail at biology forever

[marcello_dl]

A thread about sex on slashdot is like a thread about cannibalism in a vegan forum.