Educator Guide: Voles Don’t Need Oxytocin to Bond

Prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) form male-female pair-bonds and stick with their partner for life. The molecule oxytocin has long been thought to be important in this process.
Nastacia Goodwin
About this guide
Scientists thought the “love hormone” oxytocin was required to help animals form social bonds. In this Guide, students will learn how a study using a gene-editing tool called CRISPR is questioning that perspective — at least for prairie voles.
This Guide Includes:
CRISPR Explained
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