The Search for Human Pheromones (Video) (IMAGE)

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The Search for Human Pheromones (Video)

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Molecules known as pheromones are a potent form of chemical communication in the animal kingdom, able to convey a creature's gender, fertility and more with scent alone. Scientists have sought to determine if humans' body odor also contains pheromones, but no clear candidate has yet been found. The latest episode of Speaking of Chemistry examines the quest for human pheromones, and what's really in those sketchy 'pheromone' colognes: https://youtu.be/DzOtKwRCOn0.

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