“Gay men showed a strong preference for the body odour of other gay men in the scientific test of how the natural scent of someone’s body can contribute to the choice of a partner,” according to a story in the Independent. The “‘findings support the contention that gender preference has a biological component that is reflected in both the production of different body odours and in the perception of and response to body odours,’ Dr [Charles] Wysocki [of the Monell Chemical Senses Centre in Philadelphia, a non-profit research institute] said.”