/oss/taxonomy/term/1134/all en /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