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Why King Kong failed to impress: Humans, apes use odor-detecting receptors differently
December 10, 2009 by NewsBot
Humans have the same receptors for detecting odors related to sex as do other primates. But each species uses them in different ways, stemming from the way the genes for these receptors have evolved over time, according to researchers.
