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pheromones

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pheromones (ferˑ··mōnz),
n.pl chemicals secreted into the environment by insects and some animals to ward off predators or to attract the opposite sex of the same species.


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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ditching pheromones makes both male and female fruit flies supersexy to males, even of other species, neurogeneticist Joel Levine of the University of Toronto Mississauga and his colleagues report in the October 15 Nature.
Pheromones are airborne chemicals which are emitted by humans and animals to attract the opposite sex or even the same sex for that matter if you are a gay or lesbian It is now known that pheromones are detected through the Vemeronasal Organ (VNO) in the nose Pheromones are airborne chemicals which are emitted by humans and animals to attract the opposite sex or even the same sex for that matter if you are a gay or lesbian.
Byline: ANI London, Oct 15 (ANI): Absence of certain pheromones turn fruit flies into sexy Marilyn Monroes, irresistible to males not only from its own but other species as well, reveals a new study.
 
 
 
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