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Published online 8 October 2008 | Nature 455, 726-728 (2008) | doi:10.1038/455726a
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Profile: What is that smell?
Jacek Koziel is a master of odours. On a pig farm in Iowa, he shows Erik Vance some of the peaks and troughs of life as a human detector.
Hooking yourself up to Jacek Koziel's olfactometer is a little like having a photo album of your childhood shoved in your face. It can be offensive, sometimes painful, yet distinctly nostalgic.
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This article absolutely STINKS !