Beer eases final moments for euthanized invertebrates, study finds
Friday, October 7, 2016 - 05:02
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A scientist sought a humane way to end the lives of snails in a laboratory. She found a dip in a few ounces of beer or a 5 percent ethyl alcohol solution sedates the snails. Then they don't exhibit signs of physical distress during a terminal dunk in 95 percent ethyl alcohol.