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Article: Watson, Lyall. Jacobson's organ and the remarkable nature of smell.(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
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- March 1, 2002
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Plume. 255p. illus. bibliog. index. c1999. 0-452-28258-6. $14.00. SA
Who would have thought that such a delightful treasure trove of a book could have resulted from plumbing the depths of understanding of the olfactory pits inside the nose--once thought to be vestigial organs? Watson, a naturalist and luminous science writer, has come up with a book about "the remarkable nature of smell" that is as captivating as any of the essences it explores--the smell of a baby's hair (Did you know that infant scalps secrete endorphins?), body odor (each person's is unique), Cleopatra's perfume-soaked sails (rosewater, in case you didn't know), the herbs burned on some ...