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Powerful urine is mind-altering

Alpha-male pheromones cause females to make brain cells.

Female mice make new brain cells when they detect a dominant male's urine, researchers have found. The discovery gives a clue as to how the chemical messages shape their receiver's taste in mates.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on July 1, 2007 06:01 PM |

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