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3rd Mar 2002

How the nose works, what is a smell, and how is smell important for sexual attraction


Chris Smith

Shibley Rahman

Peter Brennan, an expert on smells and odours, discusses how the nose picks up smell, why animals have a more sensitive sense of smell than people, what is a smell, what are pheromones, including how pheromones work, and how is smell important for sexual attraction.

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