Recreating smells from the past
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English - April 07, 2022 10:06 - 5 minutes - 4.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsLife Sciences Science Natural Sciences science medicine technology science radio engineering science reports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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If I asked you to give up one of your five senses, which one would you choose? Chances are, instead of giving up your ability to see or hear, your sense of smell would be in pole position for the chop. Scientists in Germany think we're under appreciative of smell in our evolution as a species, with new research from the Max Planck Institute exploring biomolecular methods to bring smells from the past back to life. James Tytko spoke with Barbara Huber... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists