Pride, Prejudice And Darcin - Why Females Like Urine

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 15:10 in Biology & Nature

The pheromone that attracts female mice to the odor of a particular male has been identified and named ‘darcin’ by researchers writing in BMC Biology (they say they named it after Darcy from Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” - for those who have not read it, i.e., all men, he is the attractive hero).  This unusual protein in a male’s urine attracts females and is responsible for learned preference for specific males. read more

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