Fishy secret of why men attract 
UK Source: bbc news 3/22/2005
Fishy secret of why men attract
Welsh scientists have used sticklebacks to answer an age-old question - what makes some males more attractive?

Researchers from Cardiff University identified a chemical that makes male fish smell more appealing.
 

In a three-year project, they found certain males produced small protein fragments, called peptides, and used them to produce a synthetic scent.

It is a powerful attractor for female sticklebacks and the team says similar "fragrances" could be made for humans.

But men hoping the discovery might be the answer to their prayers will be disappointed.

 
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