A Fear of Pheromones

The author comments on pheromones and the fears that humans have because of what the chemical can do. It is something so simple as "eight or ten carbon atoms in a chain... needed to generate precise..kinds of matter." It is ALL that's needed. It is ALL that's needed to so much as control an organism. The pheromones emit a chemical element which has the ability to arouse the opposite sex, alert a signal, organize members of a society, and find a specific person. Pheromones have  can send messages and it can be seen as a "chemical attractant." The author comments on humans fears because it is something that can be used to easily manipulate another being. The author also mentions DNA fingerprinting which talks about how it has, "revolutionized not just forensic science but all other fields as well."  It has helped out in paternity fields as well as influenced knowledge of bird song.