Human nose can detect one trillion smells, says research
Decanter.com.- The human nose is millions of times more sensitive than previously thought, suggests new research, but wine tasters may struggle to find the vocabulary to take advantage. Experiments by researchers the Rockefeller University in the US found that humans are capable of detecting at least one trillion smells. To obtain that number, a group of volunteers were asked to distinguish between different solutions containing different combinations of 128 odour molecules. The findings mark a significant jump from the generally accepted…