High Altitude Affects Smell Genes

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Animals living at higher elevations found to have decreased sense of smell

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A study published in Current Biology has found that animals living at elevations of 1,000 meters and higher have a reduction in genes related to smell and a smaller olfactory bulb than similar low-altitude species.

The study also compared the genomes of human communities at high and low altitudes.

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