It seems that Norwegian scientists have discovered what makes living things overly aggressive. They extracted special antibodies from the blood of 16 criminals (murderers, rapists and bandits), and then injected them into laboratory mice.
After the injections, scientists found that the rodents were much more likely to resort to skirmishes with each other and these fights became much more violent.
It is reported that antibodies found in criminals are most likely the result of the body's harsh response to stress.
Thus, scientists practically received an answer why crime rises in unstable societies, and also found a way to treat criminals. All you need to do is learn how to remove these antibodies from the body, however, it is still a long way to get a "cure for crime".
The experiment was conducted by scientists from the Akershus University Hospital (Oslo). They took blood tests from 16 criminals who were sentenced to long terms for rape, murder or beating with particular cruelty.
Each had specific antibodies in the blood, which are a reaction to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) produced by the pituitary gland. The main function of this hormone is to stimulate the production and release of cortisol, the main stress hormone in the body.
Individual mice were injected with these antibodies into the blood, and then released them into the cage to normal mice, after which the mice with "killer blood" began to react very aggressively to any attempts by "peaceful" mice to come to their territory.
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Scientists were even frightened by the speed and aggression with which the "infected" mice attacked their normal relatives, but the mechanism of these antibodies is still not fully understood and much remains a mystery.
“The resident mouse attacked very quickly,” says lead researcher Sergei Fetisov. “It seems like these antibodies are the difference between civilians and people prone to violence. It can also be a clue to the behavior of violent people."
