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This Just In: People Smell

Posted by timothy on from the nasal-gazing dept.

SAPHRguru writes "New Scientist reports (10 Nov) that researchers may have taken a big step towards solving the mystery of how humans detect pheromones... we do it through our noses! Strange, I always thought I responded to chemical cues through my mouth (especially in brownies)!"

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  1. Urine as a social signal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The team is now trying to determine how the process may work in humans. "But we don't generally use urine as a social signal," notes Katz.

    Hey, speak for yourself, Professor Science! I find pissing in the direction of someone I don't like to be much easier and cleaner than flinging my feces at them and it gets the point across just as effectively!