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Monarch butterflies have magnitite (a mineral) inside their heads and this helps them determine 'North', just like a magnet.


Scientists identify gene tied to primal urges


Scientists identify gene tied to primal urges
U.S. scientists have identified a human gene that may be linked to pheromones, odourless molecules that in other animals trigger primal urges includeing sex, defence and kinship. Researchers have long believed that humans also communicated through pheromones but until now had been unable to detect the potent molecules.
AUGUST 29, 2000
Globe and Mail
AUGUST 29, 2000

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