A single gene controls earwax and body odor, shaping one’s unique scent through microbes. In 2006, scientists identified the culprit: the ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 11 ( ABCC11) gene. 1 A ...

Specifically, the researchers expressed the ABCC11 gene and variant proteins in cultured ... "As it turns out, the type of ear wax one has is linked to a gene that leads to bad odors from one's ...