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How much did we pay for this?
#1
How much did we pay for this?
Is this useless wasted science or not?

Sniffing out significant “Pee values”: genome wide association study of asparagus anosmia

http://www.bmj.com/content/355/bmj.i6071
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#2
RE: How much did we pay for this?
Well.."we" probably didn't pay anything, seeing as it seems to be a Harvard team of investigators.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson
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#3
RE: How much did we pay for this?
Quote:Conclusion: A large proportion of people have asparagus anosmia. Genetic variation near multiple olfactory receptor genes is associated with the ability of an individual to smell the metabolites of asparagus in urine. Future replication studies are necessary before considering targeted therapies to help anosmic people discover what they are missing.

I lol'ed.
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#4
RE: How much did we pay for this?
Post-graduate students gotta do something, I suppose.
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