Cloning the Smell of the Sea 143
An anonymous reader wrote in with an article that opens: "Scientists from the University of East Anglia have discovered exactly what makes the seaside smell like the seaside — and bottled it. The age-old mystery was unlocked thanks to some novel bacteria plucked from the North Norfolk coast." The responsible substance, dimethyl sulfide, in addition to smelling like the coast, also acts as a homing scent for birds looking to feast on plankton.
Oh sure, (Score:2, Interesting)
Older algae-derived sea scent - Calone (Score:4, Interesting)
Chip shops! (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Smell of the sea? (Score:2, Interesting)