Throughout human history, there’s been one element we’ve always associated with death. Just the smell of it is an alarm bell that says, “something here is dangerous.” But what if our noses have been wrong all along?In this episode of our series Viscera: Gripping Tales of the Human Body, we take you to a live performance in Boston where we reveal how this much-maligned element might be better understood as the smell of life.LATERAL CUTS:Want to see a Viscera show? Join us for Radiolab Presents: Viscera, live in New York City on Thursday, November 5th. All about the sometimes freaky world of organ transplants, with special guest Mary Roach discussing her upcoming book, <a href="https://www.maryroach.net/replaceable.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy</a>. Get your tickets at <a href="https://wnyc.org/events/radiolab-presents-viscera-transplants" rel="noopener noreferrer">wnyc.org/events</a>.EPISODE CREDITS:Reported by - Avir Mitra and Matt Kieltywith help from - Mona MadgavkarProduced by - Mona Madgavkar and Matt Kieltywith mixing help from - Jeremy BloomFact-checking by - Rachel Grossand Edited by&nbsp; - Pat WaltersLiveshow production support - Natalia Ramirez, Sarah Sandbach, Maia Appleby Melamed, and Jeremy Bloom.EPISODE CITATIONS:Videos -&nbsp;<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_B5skb7B6A" rel="noopener noreferrer">Watch the video of Radiolab Presents: Viscera live at WBUR CitySpace</a> (https://zpr.io/PZF3BqnbKKJD)</li></ul>Articles -&nbsp;<ul><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0379073897000765" rel="noopener noreferrer">A possible chemical explanation for the events associated with the death of Gloria Ramirez at Riverside General Hospital</a> (<a href="https://zpr.io/sbjXYcPenGSH" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://zpr.io/sbjXYcPenGSH</a>), the paper explaining Livermore Lab’s hypothesis.</li></ul>Books -&nbsp;<ul><li><a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324002505" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Secret</a> (<a href="https://zpr.io/PGCmihSFBHj4" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://zpr.io/PGCmihSFBHj4</a>), by Jennet Conant about the birth of chemotherapy in the laboratory of war.&nbsp;</li></ul>Signup for our newsletter!! It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. <a href="https://radiolab.org/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sign up</a> (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)!Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of <a href="http://members.radiolab.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Lab</a> (https://members.radiolab.org/) today.Follow our show on <a href="http://instagram.com/radiolab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/radiolab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/radiolab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing <a href="mailto:radiolab@wnyc.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">radiolab@wnyc.org</a>.Leadership support for Radiolab’s science programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.&nbsp; Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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