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Brown Chemists Explain the Origin of Soil-Scented Geosmin
Brown University chemists have found the origins of an odor - the sweet smell of fresh dirt. In Nature Chemical Biology, the Brown team shows that the protein that makes geosmin - source of the good earth scent - has two similar but distinct halves, each playing a critical role in making this... view more (2007-09-17)

Scientists discover the gene that causes the smell of the earth and leads camels to water.
Scientists at the John Innes Centre (JIC), Norwich(1) have discovered the gene that gives freshly turned soil its distinctive smell. A smell, it is believed, that enables camels to find water in the desert. The ‘earthy’ smell is caused by geosmin(2), a chemical produced by a common... view more (2003-02-05)
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