Catching Rats is About to Get a Lot Easier! Scientists Discover a Chemical That Makes Rodents Less Wary
- Rats are notoriously elusive creatures that excel at evading capture
- Scientists have identified a pheromone that has a calming effect on rats, making them less wary
Rats are notoriously clever and skilled at avoiding capture, but researchers have made a significant discovery that could change that.
Scientists have identified a pheromone that has a calming effect on rats, reducing their wariness.
The researchers sought to harness the natural pheromones released by rats, which serve as biological compounds for exchanging information.
They discovered that one specific compound, 2-methylbutyric acid (2-MB), released by calm rats, makes other rats around them less fearful and more relaxed.
To identify this compound, the scientists anesthetized a calm rat to prevent it from being alarmed by human contact. They then used water to collect and analyze the compounds released from its body.
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