Smell based fingerprints

Practically every human being has his or her own unique smell. Israel’s Weizmann Institute researchers have developed an “olfactory fingerprint” that tests 34 different odors and could be used to identify any of the 7.3 billion people on Earth. It could also help match organ donors and even detect diseases.

http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Health-and-Science/Israeli-scientists-develop-smell-fingerprint-that-could-identify-every-human-on-Earth-407580

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