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Your Very Weird, Very Personal Sense of Smell
http://nautil.us/blog/your-very-weird-very-personal-sense-of-smell We’re used to the idea that some among us are colorblind, perceiving the world differently because of a quirk in their genetics. And it’s well-known that teenagers and young adults … Continue reading
Eye lens and nose cells for smelling have same origin
(http://phys.org/news103451117.html) A team of researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have discovered a unique mechanism by which the same signal molecule determines the formation of the both the lens of the eye and the olfactory cells of the nose. Smell … Continue reading
The Difference Between Natural And Artificial Flavors
http://knowledgenuts.com/2014/01/01/the-difference-between-natural-and-artificial-flavors/ By Gregory Myers on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 In A Nutshell For a flavor to be considered natural it has to meet only two criteria: It needs to be in the food only for the purpose of flavor, and … Continue reading
How Many Smells You Can Sniff? Study Says More Than Trillion
http://www.thealmagest.com/how-many-smells-you-can-sniff-study-says-more-than-trillion/11487 By Laura Kowalsky, March 21st, 2014 In a new study researchers say human beings can sniff more than a trillion different smells. Earlier it was said only about 10,000 different odors. Based on the extrapolation of findings in laboratory experiments, … Continue reading
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Genetics can determine why we smell certain odors differently, studies find
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/genetics-can-determine-why-we-smell-certain-odors-differently-studies-find/2013/08/01/46318ba8-f9f8-11e2-8752-b41d7ed1f685_story.html?tid=socialss2 By Meeri Kim, Published: August 1 E-mail the writer The next time you argue with a friend about the whiff of cilantro in your stir-fry that he finds disgusting, blame his genes.All of us inhabit our own flavor world that is highly … Continue reading
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Luxury Perfume Makers Create Stink over Europe Allergy Laws
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/16/15941682-luxury-perfume-makers-create-stink-over-europe-allergy-laws?lite By Reuters PARIS – Luxury perfume brands fear the European Union is about to introduce measures that could cripple the $25 billion global industry in the name of protecting consumers against allergies. New laws could severely curb or … Continue reading
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Your Perfume May Soon Be Produced by Bacteria
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/07/bacteria-producing-aromas/ BY TANYA LEWIS 07.19.12 2:10 PM The next time you savor the sweet flavor of vanilla ice cream or the fresh orange scent of a hand soap, you may have bacteria to thank. Fragrance companies are now looking to lab-engineered … Continue reading
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Eucalypt Reveals Smelly Secret
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/03/05/3701485.htm?site=science&topic=latest Tuesday, 5 March 2013 Dani Cooper ABC Science Biologists have uncovered a yellowbox eucalyptus tree that is able to change the smell of its leaves from one side of the tree to the other to protect itself against predation. … Continue reading
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Jo Lasky Interview by Saponifier Magazine (12/12)
Advice for Creating a Scentsational Line Scent: it means so much to each one of us, although we don’t always realize it. We know we like to use a nice variety in our creations, whether candle, soap, or cosmetics, but … Continue reading
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The perfumers’ skills are not to be sniffed at
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/9842391/The-perfumers-skills-are-not-to-be-sniffed-at.html By Vicki Woods 7:38PM GMT 01 Feb 2013 Ambergris may not have the most fragrant of origins, but it’s vital for the noblest of noses Ambergris was a low note (leathery, mossy), but it was mostly used by 19th- … Continue reading
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