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One day - soon - a machine will sniff out your illness
Published Wed, May 3, 2017 · 09:50 PM
New York
BLINDFOLDED, would you know the smell of your mum, a lover or a co-worker - not the smells of their colognes or laundry detergents they use, but the smells of them?
Each of us has a unique "odourprint" made up of thousands of organic compounds. These molecules offer a picture of who we are, revealing age, genetics, lifestyle, hometown, and even metabolic processes that underlie our health.
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