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Qualities you might seek in a friend: loyalty, honesty, and . a similar body odor to your own? A new study suggests the latter is a factor, even if we're not aware of it,.
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A new study published in the journal Science Advances has found that people with similar body odours are more likely to hit it off as friends.
During the research, scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel hypothesized that humans may smell themselves and others to subconsciously estimate body odour similarity and judge their compatibility.
According to the study's lead author Inbal Ravreby, "Nonhuman terrestrial mammals constantly sniff themselves and each other and, based on this, decide who is friend or foe."