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Published online 17 December 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061211-18
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People track scents in same way as dogs
Human reputation for poor sense of smell is down to lack of practice.
If you think only hounds can track a scent trail, think again: people can follow their noses too, a new study says. And they do so in a way very similar to dogs, suggesting we're not so bad at detecting smells — we're just out of practice.
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