The study found that mice breathing unfiltered air downwind of two steel mills and a major highway had 60% more mutations in their sperm than mice whose air was cleaned with high-efficiency filters.
All is in our genes. From speaking to laughing. Even the sex yells. A new research published in the journal PLos One has even found the first genes of sex calls in male mice.
A male mouse on the way of having a hanky-panky session emits ultrasonic delight squeals. These vocalizations are the results of a gene controlling the synthesis of the brain molecules (amphetamines) involved in emotions, both in mice and men. Thus, mice squeak of joy.
The fact that adult mice emit ultrasounds (soun...
Just 48 hours of fasting was enough to protect mice from the side effects of an intensive chemotherapy treatment which wiped out much of the cancer in their bodies.
Canadian study involving mice shows that anti-impotence pills might protect the hearts of people with a common form of muscular dystrophy, researchers said.