Why can't some people smell certain plants?

With spring and summer flowers in full bloom, we look at why countryside smells sometimes aren't smelt.

26 May 2022

Presented by Otis Kingsman.

Production by Otis Kingsman.

NOSE-SMELLING

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Tim wanted to know "Why can't my partner smell certain strong odours when in the countryside? She can smell manure but is immune to smelling certain potent flowers and herbs." Otis Kingsman spoke to Professor Sandeep Roberta Datta from Harvard Medical School to find the aromatic answers to this question...