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Human sense of smell evolved with diets and lifestyle, genetic study suggests
- April 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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From the ability to detect the smell of wet soil to the scent of ripe fruit, the human olfactory system has evolved over thousands of years in response to how people live and what they eat, according to a new genetic study of Indigenous populations in Malaysia.
Originally published at Phys.org