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Published online 29 November 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061127-4
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Does everyone smell different?
People really do seem to have a unique odour that marks them out.
There are many good reasons to believe that we all have our own unique smell. Dogs, for example — as pets or police sniffers — seem to be able to distinguish individuals by their smell.
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