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Are Birth Control Pills Changing Evolution?

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After reading this article the part that gives me hope is:
"Humans choose partners through their body odor and tend to be attracted to those with a dissimilar genetic make-up to themselves, maintaining genetic diversity. Genes in the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC), which helps build the proteins involved in the body's immune response, also play a prominent role in odor through interaction with skin bacteria. In this way these genes also help determine which individuals find us attractive."

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I'm not sure this theory works -- I should be attracting the best looking, slimmest, best smelling women LOL --- I think I need to get out more!!

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    Reply#1 - Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:37 AM EST
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