Post by LaFille on Aug 22, 2008 0:51:12 GMT
Ever happened to kill a wasp only to have 3 more strike back? Apparently we would be equipped with a similar alert system... It could bring an interesting light on some of those times where a feeling "spreads" among people or about arriving in a place where we get an unexplainable bad presentiment.
Full article here: Smells Like Danger
Scientists have pinpointed the region of the mammalian nose that detects the smell of fear--a discovery that solves a 35-year-old puzzle. A mysterious lump of cells called the Grueneberg ganglion appears to be a sensitive and specialized danger detector, picking up the alarm signals animals emit when they're distressed.
Full article here: Smells Like Danger
