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Scientific Matchmaking (2020 Rerun)

Psychology In Seattle Podcast

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Why Do People With Different Major Histocompatibility Complex Genes Smell Different?

The major histocompatibility complex is a section of DNA that codes for our immune system. We essentially by smelling each other, we subconsciously detect their genes. Research has found that successful long-term couples have major Histocompatibility Complex DNA genes that are different from each other. And why would this be? Well, the speculation evolutionary wise is that results in children with better immune systems.

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