I got yer "ear whacks" for ya ....
Posted on 02/16/2014 2:22:58 AM PST by Olog-hai
Our earwax could help prove our identity and even reveal what we’ve eaten and where we’ve been, researchers have discovered.
Scientists from the Monell Center say the substance could even reveal information about our sexual orientation and health.
They say new tests could be developed to prove people’s ID—and their ethnicity could be determined simply by looking in their ear.
“Our previous research has shown that underarm odors can convey a great deal of information about an individual, including personal identity, gender, sexual orientation, and health status,” said study senior author George Preti, Ph.D, an organic chemist at Monell. “We think it possible that earwax may contain similar information.” …
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As hard as I try I can’t get my nose close enough to either ear.
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Like ‘Grandma’ used to say...
Never put anything in your ear smaller than your elbow.
OR
Eat every bean and pee(sic) on your plate.
I used to have a friend that was a girl that would perform certain acts and she swore she could not only tell if you smoked but what brand.
I was usually so enamored and hammered that I didn’t realize she was looking in my shirt pocket?
You could find out the same things by analyzing any bodily secretion, given that secretions will always contain dead cells, which contain DNA, and that chemical residues present in the body will likely be secreted along with the mucous, wax, or whatever.
The ear wax probably stays with you a little bit longer.
I got yer "ear whacks" for ya ....
Although the subject is a bit gross, I suppose that chemical analysis of one’s ear way might be pretty revealing. What I find interesting is that I have never seen mention of it on CSI or those reality forensics TV shows.
I have seen quite a few of those shows and have never heard a mention of this.
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