Your gross earwax can reveal a ton about who you are, where you’ve been, and how stinky you are.
Subscribe to Gross Science! [ Ссылка ] ‖ Twitter! [ Ссылка ] ‖ Tumblr! [ Ссылка ]
↓Want more gross info?↓
Yoshiura, K., et al. (2006). “A SNP in the ABCC11 gene is the determinant of human earwax type.” Nature Genetics, 38, 324 - 330.
[ Ссылка ]
Prokop-Prigge, K. A., Thaler, E., Wysocki, C. J., & Preti, G. (2014). Identification of volatile organic compounds in human cerumen. Journal of Chromatography. B, Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, 0, 48–52.
[ Ссылка ]
Prokop-Prigge, K. A., Mansfield, C. J., Parker, M. R., Thaler, E., Grice, E. A., Wysocki, C. J., & Preti, G. (2015). ETHNIC/RACIAL AND GENETIC INFLUENCES ON CERUMEN ODOR PROFILES. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 41(1), 67–74. [ Ссылка ]
[ Ссылка ]
Trumble, S. J., et al. (2013). "Blue whale earplug reveals lifetime contaminant exposure and hormone profiles." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110(42): 16922-16926.
[ Ссылка ]
(Smithsonian.com) For Scientists, Chunks of Whale Earwax Can Be Biological Treasure Troves
[ Ссылка ]
--
Host, Writer, Animator, Editor
Anna Rothschild
Camera, Sound
Ana Aceves
Additional Voice Over
Allison Eck
Original Footage
©WGBH Educational Foundation 2017
Rolling Underground
Music Provided by APM
Gross Images and Footage
Fig 1. from Trumble, S. J., et al. (2013). "Blue whale earplug reveals lifetime contaminant exposure and hormone profiles." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110(42): 16922-16926.
Courtesy Dr. Sascha Usenko and Dr. Stephen J. Trumble, Baylor University
Image of Prokop-Prigge, K. A., Mansfield, C. J., Parker, M. R., Thaler, E., Grice, E. A., Wysocki, C. J., & Preti, G. (2015). ETHNIC/RACIAL AND GENETIC INFLUENCES ON CERUMEN ODOR PROFILES. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 41(1), 67–74.
OhrenSchmalzBrocken
Wikimedia Commons/Freak1972 aka Ulf Hundeiker
Dry Earwax
Wikimedia Commons/Kelvinc
Armpit by David Shankbone
Wikimedia Commons/David Shankbone
Gross SFX
Wink
Freesound/bennychico11
Poof of Smoke
Freesound/Planman
Male drinking slurping aaaaaaaaaaah small belch
Freesound/Anton
Running Water Bubbles 02
Freesound/kijjaz
Gross Science is produced by WGBH for PBS Digital Studios
Ещё видео!