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Does everyone smell different?

People really do seem to have a unique odour that marks them out.

There are many good reasons to believe that we all have our own unique smell. Dogs, for example — as pets or police sniffers — seem to be able to distinguish individuals by their smell. And the mother-baby bond is cemented by their own distinctive odours.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on November 29, 2006 12:01 AM |

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