sense of smell
Bacteria breakthrough is heaven scent
A team of marine microbiologists at Newcastle University have discovered for the first time that bacteria have a molecular “nose” that is able to detect…
Zebra Finch Genome Hints that Smell is Part of Bird Communication
Today, 150 years after Darwin’s famous book, finches can still teach us a lesson about evolution. A large, international group of researchers, among them Prof….
Darwin's Finch and the Evolution of Smell
Sequenced zebra finch genome hints that smell may play a role in the birds' communicationDarwin's finches – some 14 related species of songbirds found on the…
Acupuncture may be an effective treatment for post-viral infection loss of smell
Olfactory dysfunction can arise from a variety of causes and can profoundly influence a patient's quality of life. The sense of smell determines the flavor of…
Tracking Darwin’s Route, Scientist to Follow Her Nose
Like Charles Darwin before them, Monell sensory neuroscientist Sanne Boesveldt, PhD, and her collaborator Karlijn van Stralen, PhD, an epidemiologist at the…
Long-Term Potentiation in the Olfactory Bulb
Ben W. Strowbridge, Ph.D, associate professor of Neuroscience and Physiology/Biophysics, and Yuan Gao, a Ph.D. student in the neurosciences program at Case…