/oss/taxonomy/term/1132/all en /oss/article/health/what-makes-body-odour <p>Some of these compounds, like allyl methyl sulfide from garlic, will turn up in your breath, pee, and sweat.</p> Fri, 24 May 2019 15:00:00 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7774 at /oss /oss/article/health-history-news/joe-schwarcz-great-scientific-advance-started-deodorizing-gut-factories <p>To put it bluntly, Louis XVIII stank. It wasn’t from improper hygiene, although French kings weren’t particularly noted for their love of baths. The culprit was the gangrene oozing from his legs. When poor Louis finally passed away, the odour was so foul that something had to be done before the body could be properly prepared for burial.</p> Sun, 14 Jul 2013 16:53:04 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1984 at /oss /oss/article/environment-health-household-products-quirky-science/odour-removal <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p> </p> Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:26:30 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2027 at /oss