Kelsey Byers
Evolutionary chemical ecologist and group leader at the John Innes Centre, featured as the expert guest explaining how and why flowers produce different scents.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 24min
How do flowers get their smells?
Dr Kelsey Byers, an evolutionary chemical ecologist at the John Innes Centre, explains why flowers make scents and how scent molecules work. Short sentences explore how smells attract specific pollinators. Listen about roses’ complex chemical bouquets. Hear why some flowers switch scents after pollination and how stinky plants like the corpse flower lure flies.
