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In 2010, a sex pheromone called Darcin was found in the urine of male mice

Cartoon by listener J Doug Lawrence

  • In 2010, a sex pheromone called Darcin was found in the urine of male mice
  • If a female has direct contact with the urine, she develops a strong attraction to that particular male…
  • …and remembers his scent when they meet again
  • The pheromone was named after Jane Austin’s Mr Darcy
  • Darcin is the only pheromone of its kind to be discovered in a mammal

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