{"id":196785,"date":"2017-06-06T05:47:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T09:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/sexual-attraction-is-all-in-your-genes-baby-metro-us\/"},"modified":"2017-06-06T05:47:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T09:47:12","slug":"sexual-attraction-is-all-in-your-genes-baby-metro-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/transhuman-news-blog\/human-genetics\/sexual-attraction-is-all-in-your-genes-baby-metro-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual attraction is all in your genes, baby &#8211; Metro US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>    Instead of asking, Whats your sign? you should be asking a    potential mate, Whats your genetic HLA blueprint?  <\/p>\n<p>    It wasnt the dog in his profile picture or the kissy face    emoji she sent you that attracted you to \"the one\"  it was    science.  <\/p>\n<p>    via    GIPHY  <\/p>\n<p>    Humans have their own unique human leukocyte antigen (HLA)    complex. HLA helps the immune system figure out which are its    own cells and which are viruses and bacteria.  <\/p>\n<p>    A study    published in Nature studied attraction patterns in 254 couples    and found that a partner with a different HLA pattern    \"correlates with sexuality and enhances the desire to    procreate.\"  <\/p>\n<p>    Opposites attract.  <\/p>\n<p>    The study concluded that couples with differing HLA complexes    found the scent of their partner even more appealing, but    whether its genetics or just being enamored with the person,    isnt clear.  <\/p>\n<p>    via GIPHY  <\/p>\n<p>    Men and women of various cultures seek out perfumes which    highlight their body odour in the most desirable way, the    study authors wrote. The famous novel Perfume by Patrick    Suskind describes a perfume made of body odours that drives    people into ecstasy and makes them forget civilized behaviour.     However, recent research indicates that the olfactory match    between people, rather than a universally irresistible smell,    might be the key to olfactory attraction.  <\/p>\n<p>    You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals, so let's do    it like they do on the Discovery Channel.  <\/p>\n<p>    This olfactory attraction has evolutionary benefits, too.  <\/p>\n<p>    Researchers found that if two animals with different major    histocompatibility complexes (MHC)  the equivalent of humans    HLA  mated, their baby would have an extremely strong immune    system.  <\/p>\n<p>    Study authors concluded: Attraction is a miracle to most of us    and only some of the many factors mediating mate choice involve    odours. However, within the world of human olfaction, there    seems to be no perfect mate but a perfect partner and this    depends on HLA match.  <\/p>\n<p>    And if the Bloodhound Gangs 1999 hit is stuck in your head,    youre welcome.  <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>Visit link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.us\/lifestyle\/relationships\/genetics-sexual-attraction-immunity-the-one\" title=\"Sexual attraction is all in your genes, baby - Metro US\">Sexual attraction is all in your genes, baby - Metro US<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Instead of asking, Whats your sign? you should be asking a potential mate, Whats your genetic HLA blueprint? It wasnt the dog in his profile picture or the kissy face emoji she sent you that attracted you to \"the one\" it was science <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/transhuman-news-blog\/human-genetics\/sexual-attraction-is-all-in-your-genes-baby-metro-us\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-human-genetics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196785"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196785\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}