Cats, catnip, and curious chemicals
27 January 2021
Presented by Eva Higginbotham.
Production by Eva Higginbotham.
You’ve probably heard of catnip, which makes cats go crazy. There’s also another plant called silver vine, which has a similar effect. Now scientists have been nailing down what in silver vine makes cats so excited, but also a surprising bonus effect of the chemical - it makes an effective mosquito repellent! Eva Higginbotham heard how from lead author on the study Masau Miyazaki from Iwate University, which has just been published in the journal Science Advances...
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