Spin-statistics-quantum number connection and supersymmetry

The analogy between the Skyrme and Higgs fields leads to the conjecture that all fermions are skyrmions and thus always carry conserved quantum numbers, which are identified with baryon or lepton quantum numbers. This connection between spin and quantum numbers, which parallels the connection between spin and statistics due to the Pauli principle, may explain why supersymmetry has not been observed. Creation of sparticles at higher than present energies due to a breakdown of the Skyrme mechanism might imply the violation of the exclusion principle.