Know sweat: scientists solve mystery behind body odour – The Guardian

Scientists have unravelled the mysterious mechanism behind the armpits ability to produce the pungent smell of body odour.
Researchers at the University of York traced the source of underarm odour to a particular enzyme in a certain microbe that lives in the human armpit.
To prove the enzyme was the chemical culprit, the scientists transferred it to an innocent member of the underarm microbe community and noted to their delight that it too began to emanate bad smells.
The work paves the way f…

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