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Not only does kissing serve the utilitarian purpose of providing a sample of MHC, but it also magnifies the other attraction signals--if only as a result of proximity. Scent is amplified up close, as are sounds and breaths and other cues. And none of that begins to touch the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Science of Romance: Why We Love | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

Studies show that laboratory mice can smell too-similar MHC in the urine of other mice and will avoid mating with those individuals. In later work conducted at the University of Bern in Switzerland, human females were asked to smell T shirts worn by anonymous males and then pick which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Science of Romance: Why We Love | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

What's more, every kiss may also carry a chemical Mickey, slipped in by the male. Though testosterone is found in higher concentrations in men than in women, it is present in both genders and is critical in maintaining arousal states. Traces of testosterone make it into men's saliva...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Science of Romance: Why We Love | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

For stars, temptation was everywhere. They were beautiful people mixing with others of equal allure. Their job was to sell romance. In what other job did going to work mean kissing? And there was no one to toss a bucket of cold water on their latest mad pash. A few...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Star Pairs | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

What's more, every kiss may also carry a chemical Mickey, slipped in by the male. Though testosterone is found in higher concentrations in men than in women, it is present in both genders and is critical in maintaining arousal states. Traces of testosterone make it into men's saliva...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why We Love | 1/16/2008 | See Source »

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