Posted by alesta on March 24, 2005, at 18:38:02
In reply to Re: Wet » alesta, posted by alexandra_k on March 17, 2005, at 0:14:53
> People were given t-shirts (or something) that had been worn by members of the opposite sex (and had thus acquired their odour). They were asked which one they preferred. Turns out that they liked the smell of the people who turned out to be the most different from them genetically.
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> An evolutionary reason for 'chemistry' perhaps... Genetic diversity and all.
hi there, alex, :)
i think i've heard about that experiment, too..and that they were repelled by the scents of close family members or something? i can't remember..maybe i just invented that last part..anyway, that is interesting! (and, i agree, would serve an evolutionary purpose.) thanks for reminding me of that. pretty cool stuff.:)amy :-)
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