MHC
The major histocompatibility complex, MHC, might be the scent of love. The MHC is a large gene family that controls the immune system and reproduction. A recent study reveals that women prefer men whose MHC is most different from their own, which they can tell through smell. Paula Abdul was right: Opposites do attract!
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