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“Woody,” “spicy” and “sweet.” These are not words you would expect to hear describing the smell of an Egyptian mummy. And yet, it is how researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science experienced it. @AssociatedPress has more:

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In this undated photo provided by Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Emma Paolin, PhD researcher at University of Ljubljana, background and Dr. Cecilia Bembibre, lecturer at the University College London take swab samples for the purpose of microbiological analysis at the Krakow University of Economics. (Abdelrazek Elnaggar via AP)
AP News · Researchers took a whiff of Egyptian mummies for science. This is how they described the smellBy BRIAN MELLEY
#Science#Humans#Smell
Feb 15, 2025, 10:04 PM·Public·Web
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