Odor Molecules (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

Odor Molecules

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Scientists have discovered a new way to organize odor molecules based on how often they occur together in nature, and to map this data to discover regions of odor combinations humans find most pleasurable. Circles denote points on the front of the sphere, squares mark points from the back of the sphere.

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Salk Institute

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