Oct
16

Sidedoor: This Episode Smells

Can you smell the past? No, not the lingering aroma of the guy who last sat in your subway seat, but something more elusive: the scent of a long-extinct flower.

Graphic for Sidedoor 4.10

Smell connects us to memories of the people and the places of our lives. But what if it could connect us to a past we’ve never experienced? That’s the goal for one team of artists and scientists who used DNA to try to revive the scent of a flower extinct for more than a century.

We only wish this episode was scratch and smell. Listen now.

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Posted: 16 October 2019
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Jessica Sadeq has worked in the Central Office of Public Affairs since June 2007. She is the Marketing Manager for the Office of Communications and External Affairs.