The human sense of smell has often been thought of as our species’ Achilles heel, at least when compared to other living creatures. While people are obviously capable of doing a great many things animals cannot do, and have a particularly keen sense of sight, it has long been believed that the trade-off therein has been our rather weak sense of smell. But new research suggests that being able to sniff and smell may not be as weak in our species as we were trained to believe it is.
Earlier this week, Rutgers University neurobiologist John McGann wrote about this long-held misconception — that the human sense of smell is weak because it’s a trade-off for our sharp vision. But it is, in fact, quite sharp, as McGann further clarified in an interview with Vox.
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