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The Rockefeller Smell Study aims to map the genetic basis of some of these psychophysical differences. http://vosshall.rockefeller.edu/smellstudy http://vosshal
by benrapscallion 13y ago
The Rockefeller Smell Study aims to map the genetic basis of some of these psychophysical differences. http://vosshall.rockefeller.edu/smellstudy http://vosshall.rockefeller.edu/smellstudy
They have already mapped one such genomic locus that changes perception of androsterone from sweaty/urinous to pleasant/floral. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/17873857/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/17873857/