Ladies, do you ever worry about your man cheating on you? Well consider this.

A new Swedish study came out earlier this month that a gene variant found in voles (mouse-like creatures) who cheat on their mates are present in approximately 40 percent of men, according to wnbc.com.

The study showed that men who possess this gene variant are more prone to martial dysfunction and are more likely to get divorced, according to the website.

Should this information have been released in the first place? It seems like a cop-out. A new defense for a potential argument regarding cheating could be something along the lines of “?but it’s in my DNA!” It’s an interesting study, but I just don’t see a whole lot of good resulting from it.

I literally laughed out loud when I heard about this study. I laughed because I could just imagine both sexes’ reaction to this. The men are suddenly telling themselves “it all makes sense now,” and the women are rolling their eyes in disgust.

I’m not assuming all men cheat, but for the ones that do, studies like this is what they want to hear. They want to have something such as a scientific study that justifies this act. Something that says they are not alone.

This study will (or at least should) make both men and women more aware about the prospects of cheating. Who would have thought this was linked to science?

This is information that we don’t really need to know. It doesn’t do anything to improve our lives – in fact, one can argue that it subtly promotes cheating, or at the very least, excuses it.

I’m sure this is what many people want to hear. Some guys now believe they have a legitimate “excuse” to cheat.

I know, I know. There is no real excuse to cheat on your partner. Just because it is part of your genetics doesn’t necessarily make it right. This discovery adds a new compelling, if not humorous, dimension on how the male brain works.

I wonder when they will test females for the “cheating gene.” Seriously, what will these scientists come up with next?

Kyle Kershner can be reached at [email protected]