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Female mice apparently become as randy as males after their senses of smell are tampered with, causing them to try to mount any mouse that moves, research reveals.
These findings open the question (especially with male scientists) as to whether a similar “horny switch” exists in females in other species — including humans.
In many animals (except humans and other higher primates, like Dennis Rodman), the vomeronasal organ often helps detect scents, including pheromones, molecules used to attract the opposite sex and to communicate other signals linked with social behavior, such as parenting or aggression.
After scientists removed the gene that helps those signals reach the brain, they found females displayed uniquely masculine sexual behaviors — such as chasing, mounting and thrusting pelvises against other mice, as well as giving out ultrasonic mating calls and sniffing butts.
Which pretty much sums up how I lost my virginity in college.
Coincidentally, researchers also found the mice subsequently left up the toilet seat, refused to ask for directions, believed they owned the remote control and feigned interest in shopping for china patterns.
Posted by Candy ♦ August 13, 2007
At 9:56 am tom said:
I hear scientists are going to use Jessica Alba as their next test subject.
August 14, 2007
At 11:27 am Julie said:
Using all that $$$ to jack around with mice when people are starving to death. Nice.
August 14, 2007
At 11:33 am jewed said:
Is that the mouse that a petulant and scary-looking Gwyneth Paltrow is feeding from a sippy cup in the new ‘W’ magazine spread?
August 14, 2007
At 12:23 pm Jo Jo said:
Mickey better watch out when Minnie smells those pheromones.
August 14, 2007
At 12:50 pm Jen1984 said:
Maybe this is what happened to Minnie in that Disney porn tape?!?!
August 14, 2007