Smells influence much of our behaviour, including what we choose to eat and with whom we flirt; they can also alert us to danger. But, despite its importance, we have never fully understood how we smell. Now, scientists from the French National Research Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) in Jouy-en-Josas, France, have used lab-on-a-chip technology to shed some light on this complicated process.
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