Smelling doesn’t just perceive a scent -- it changes it
Clip: 6/21/2016 | 4m 16s
Science producer Nsikan Akpan takes a look at how smells work.
Scientists are discovering more about normal human biology every day. Case in point: the sense of smell, which everyone utilizes constantly, but few understand in depth. Science producer Nsikan Akpan takes a look at how smells work, how they move and how every sniff we take changes the odor itself.
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Smelling doesn’t just perceive a scent -- it changes it
Clip: 6/21/2016 | 4m 16s
Scientists are discovering more about normal human biology every day. Case in point: the sense of smell, which everyone utilizes constantly, but few understand in depth. Science producer Nsikan Akpan takes a look at how smells work, how they move and how every sniff we take changes the odor itself.
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