Do you smell what I smell? Who Nose?

Hello again readers! Today I read a very tiny article that talked about a small research group putting together an experiment and seeing if people smelled the same things differently. The full (small) article is here http://www.plantandfood.co.nz/page/news/media-release/story/genetics-of-smell/.


So they did a little research and have concluded based on limited evidence that our DNA makeup can be a factor in how we smell and what we smell. I have been waiting for this research to come out for a long time because I feel like I have always had different set of tastes and "smells." For me I am particularly sensitive when it comes to taste and smell, for instance when my roommate uses the charcoal grill to make dinner, I can still smell the charcoal hours after he is done grilling. I also always tend to smell things before I eat them because I can fairly accurately determine whether I will like a food or not based on the smell of it. That is just me though.

I am curious to see what other people think of this research. And have formulated some questions:
-Would you be willing to do a smell test?
-Would you want to know your "smell" genetics?
-How would this affect the future of advertising? Would there be new scent advertising?
-How much of a variance is there in human noses and their abilities? (Standard Deviation?)
-Where can I get my nose tested?! I would be intrigued to find out.
-What other future technologies would stem from such research?

Anyways, not much of a post. Just a little food for thought. Enjoy the rest of your day!


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