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Published online 1 June 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050531-4

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Trust in a bottle

Nasal spray makes people more likely to place faith in another person.

Can you bottle trust? The answer, it seems, is yes. Researchers have produced a potion that, when sniffed, makes people more likely to give their cash to someone to look after.

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