AI recreates scents of endangered plants; Osmo raises $130M to predict smells
nordicinst · x · 2026-10-06
The Guardian reports AI is reshaping fragrance: scientists predict the smell of never-synthesized molecules, reconstruct scent genes from extinct flowers, and Osmo (a Google Brain spin-off, $130M raised) recreated a rare tree's scent from a fingernail-sized piece of bark. Conservationists remain skeptical of real-world impact.
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