This talented plant is commonly known as the dodder vine. It's a parasite; tomato gardeners know it and hate it. Here it is at Penn State University — look for the stringy, wiggly thing on the left — sniffing. Notice as it grows from a seedling, it moves in small, lazy circles, like hands groping in the dark, and then, gradually, it leans toward the stalk of the tomato plant — which it then entwines, gouges, sucks and strangles.
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Meet Olly, the web-connected, smelly robot. He, and it is a “he,” takes your @mentions, status updates and more and turns them into the smell of your choice. Created by a London-based designer, Olly is still a Kickstarter project with a $35,00 goal. Articles about robotics: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=robotics 
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A good sense of smell may have contributed to the development of certain kinds of social functions in Homo sapiens, according to a new study. Scientists used 3D modeling to reconstruct modern human and Neanderthal brains and discovered that the olfactory areas, which govern smell, are larger in humans. Their models also show that humans have larger temporal lobes, regions related to social behavior. Future studies will explore the possibility of a connection between the olfactory and temporal regions of the brain and the evolution of sophisticated social behavior in humans. Articles about NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?page=1&tag=neuroscience
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From pheromones to disease detection via smell, or what your nose has to do with the neurochemistry of nostalgia.
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