Scientists at Macquarie University in Australia recently published a study in which mothers with infants were asked to rank the smell of various diapers (or "nappies" as the Aussies call them) soiled by various infants, including their own.

The study found that mothers were less revolted by the smell of their own child's feces as opposed to those by unrelated babies.

Is this for real, exactly why was this study needed? Naturally scientists offered an explanation as to why mothers had this reaction, but does it really matter? In what way does this information contribute scientifically to anything of importance? If this is the best researchers can find to fund, then society is in dire straits indeed...
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060712_baby_poop.html