Blogs about: Olfaction
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U.S. government hopes to sniff out terrorists
The Stasi (the East German secret police) collected body odour samples from those suspected of being enemies of the state. Stasi agents would sometimes collect the samples on a piece of cloth whilst b… more »
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Making scents of tea olives
Idaltu wrote 2 months ago: The tea olive or , Osmanthus fragrans is a wonderfully aromatic plant, particularly when its scent … more »
Imagine: anosmia
desertkarelia wrote 2 months ago: The first condition to understanding a foreign country is to smell it. –Rudyard Kipling A rig … more »
Brain Science Podcast #34: Rachel Herz talks about Smell
docartemis wrote 3 months ago: Rachel Herz Episode 34 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Rachel Herz author of The S … more »
Brain Science Podcast #34: Rachel Herz talks about Smell
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docartemis wrote 3 months ago: Rachel Herz Episode 34 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Rachel Herz author of The S … more »
A new pheromone that controls sex-related behavioural differences.
Coco McBean wrote 4 months ago: Behaviour is an amazing thing. Behavioural differences between males and females are inherent; prog … more »
The Language of Aromas
nicollecroft wrote 6 months ago: Perfumer Alexandre Schmitt is teaching the wine world to speak the same language – the universal l … more »
If smells were colors
sanderling wrote 7 months ago: My dog and I like to walk, but we’re not very good conversationalists. He spends his time as … more »
So it begins... again
stubeans11 wrote 8 months ago: I can be such a perfectionist sometimes. It’s a horrible habit, especially when it comes to … more »
U.S. government hopes to sniff out terrorists
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MC wrote 1 year ago: The Stasi (the East German secret police) collected body odour samples from those suspected of being … more »
olfactory development
1000flowers wrote 1 year ago: Here I sit eating the most robust salad imaginable. Today is Saturday and with the slow arrival of … more »
Neurogenesis in the adult human brain
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MC wrote 1 year ago: One of the central dogmas of neuroscience was that the brains of adult mammals cannot generate new … more »
Parasite manipulates host's sense of smell
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MC wrote 1 year ago: Parasites employ various strategies to increase their chances of reproducing. Some do so by manipula … more »
The kiwi bird's status as an honorary mammal is confirmed
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MC wrote 1 year ago: The kiwi belongs to a diverse group of flightless birds called ratites, which includes emus, ostrich … more »
The baby cardinal fish nose its way home
MC wrote 1 year ago: The cardinal fish (Ostorinchus doederleini) is a paternal mouthbrooder: the male incubates fertiliz … more »
Forever blowing bubbles to smell underwater
MC wrote 1 year ago: Kenneth Catania, of the School of Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenness … more »
Humans can track smells just like dogs
MC wrote 1 year ago: According to a new study published in advance on the Nature Neuroscience website, humans can track s … more »
The quantum mechanics of smell
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MC wrote 1 year ago: Olfaction (smell) is the most mysterious of senses, and is wrongly regarded as insignificant by most … more »
Researchers identify what could be human pheromone receptors
MC wrote 1 year ago: A new class of chemosensory receptors has been identified in the mouse olfactory epithelium by Drs. … more »
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