Research has found that certain related genes cause people to be overwhelmed by a certain characteristic of beets and some ...

Olfactory receptors are integral to sensory perception, forming a sophisticated system that enables organisms to detect and differentiate an immense variety of volatile chemical compounds. As members ...

The human olfactory system discriminates between thousands of odours by interacting specifically with olfactory receptors on sensory neurons. Each receptor can detect several odorants at different ...

The new research uncovers the molecular matches for 20 olfactory receptors, paving the way for a new generation of scent ...

Sea snakes have dramatically reconfigured their sense of smell for underwater life. Researchers found their airborne scent ...

NIMS has been developing chemical sensors as a key component of artificial olfaction technology (olfactory sensors), with the ...

It’s clear that genes, receptors and neurons all play a role in detecting odors. But much of how we make sense of what we sniff remains mysterious. A neuroscientist explains. By Daniela Hirschfeld / ...

Our noses can effortlessly distinguish the aroma of coffee from the tang of gasoline, yet how they do it has long been a mystery. In a study that appears Oct. 30 in Nature, scientists at Duke ...