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Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover … Judge by Its Smell
Submitted by agrannas on November 18, 2009 – 1:01 am | No Comment
Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover … Judge by Its Smell

A recently published article in the journal Analytical Chemistry discusses the distinct “aroma” produced by old books and aims to better describe – at the molecular level – that musty smell you encounter in the …

Chemical Profile of Decomposition Acquired to Improve Technology for Disasters and Crime
Submitted by edolak on October 25, 2009 – 5:42 pm | One Comment
Chemical Profile of Decomposition Acquired to Improve Technology for Disasters and Crime

For many years, search dogs have been the standard for the discovery and retrieval of human cadavers in disasters and crimes. The problems with this method are the cost and time it takes to …