(Gene duplication is a pretty common occurrence ... responsible for the much more putrid scent of rotten meat. (It’s also one of the chemicals hinting at extraterrestrial life that the James ...

As a subset of flowering plants figured out long ago, many flies and some beetles are drawn to the putrid and foul over ... few small modifications, a single gene that’s present in most plants ...

Despite this, having the Tasmanian tiger's genes is only one step in a long road ... and been sitting there for about 110 years. "It was pretty putrid, a completely gruesome sight.

One by one, visitors to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden pulled out their phones snap pictures of the rare blooming plant before leaning in to brave a whiff of its infamously putrid scent, which ...