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Mouse data hint at human pheromones

Receptors in the nose pick up subliminal scents.

On that dream date, something really might be in the air. Results from a mouse study may bolster the evidence for human pheromones, the long-debated chemical signals thought to unconsciously sway our behaviour.

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Posted by Michael Hopkin on July 31, 2006 11:34 AM |

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