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Scientists Turning Up Important clues in Search for Source of Tobacco Aroma

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31067
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Scientists at the North Carolina State College are shedding light on an important mystery of the tobacco plant--the source of its smell. Related to the tobacco gums secreted by the leaf hairs, tobacco's aroma can be studied using the chemistry of the trichomes.
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