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Jan. 16, 2009
50 Years of Pheromones
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| Fifty years ago this month, the word 'pheromones' was first used in the scientific literature to describe the chemicals used to communicate between individuals of the same species. In this segment, we'll take a look at the field of pheromone research, from Peter Karlson and Martin Lüscher first proposing the term 'pheromones' in 1959, to current investigations into whether pheromones play a role in humans. |
Produced by Christopher Intagliata, Associate Senior Producer
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Tristram Wyatt
Author of "Pheromones and Animal Behavior: Communication by Smell and Taste"
Senior researcher in the Department of Zoology
University of Oxford
Oxford, England
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