The germs that live inside the bodies of mice affect their ability to socialize and make friends – how do they do it?
Research has shown that the communities of bacteria that live in the gut of a mouse are essential for the animals to display normal social behavior with other mice. Mice that have been bred to be germ-free, without a gut microbiome, display significant antisocial behaviors, such as avoiding a strange mouse rather than interacting with … Read more
