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Your Very Weird, Very Personal Sense of Smell

Posted on February 26, 2015 by komodojo58

http://nautil.us/blog/your-very-weird-very-personal-sense-of-smell                   We’re used to the idea that some among us are colorblind, perceiving the world differently because of a quirk in their genetics. And it’s well-known that teenagers and young adults … Continue reading →

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Eye lens and nose cells for smelling have same origin

Posted on February 26, 2015 by komodojo58

(http://phys.org/news103451117.html) A team of researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have discovered a unique mechanism by which the same signal molecule determines the formation of the both the lens of the eye and the olfactory cells of the nose. Smell … Continue reading →

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