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Cuttlefish ink may overwhelm sharks’ sense of smell

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The ink’s primary component, melanin, strongly sticks to sharks’ smell sensors.

Melanin 's binding affinity for the receptors surpassed that of the compound responsible for mammal blood's metallic odor.

The effect probably extends to all shark species, scientists say.

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