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The smell of old people
Tests show that older adults have a distinct odor, but it isn’t bad
Posted in Brain & Behavior
Tagged Dustin Penn, elderly, getinvolved, Johan Lundström, odor, scent, smell
Sniffing out truffle scent
Genetics, not geography, plays key role in the aroma of the delicacy
Posted in Microbes, Fungi & Algae
Tagged DNA, food chemistry, fungus, getinvolved, Richard Splivallo, scent, truffle, University of Göttingen, volatile organic compound
DEET confuses mosquitoes
Scientists suspect the repellant messes with a mosquito’s sense of smell
Posted in Chemistry
Tagged bugs, DEET, entomology, getinvolved, organic chemistry, organic molecules, scent
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