The biological olfactory system is the sensory system responsible for the detection of the
chemical composition of the environment. Several attempts to mimic biological olfactory …

Noses are extremely sophisticated chemical detectors allowing animals to use scents to
interpret and navigate their environments. Odor detection starts with the activation of odorant …

Most natural odors are complex mixtures of volatile components, competing to bind odorant
receptors (ORs) expressed in olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) of the nose. To date …

Olfaction plays a critical role in several aspects of life. Olfactory disorders are very common
in the general population, and can lead to malnutrition, weight loss, food poisoning …

Crucial for any hypothesis about odor coding is the classification and prediction of sensory
qualities in chemical compounds. The relationship between perceptual quality and …

We investigated the nascent application and efficacy of sampling and sequencing
environmental DNA (eDNA) in terrestrial environments using rainwater that filters through …

The chemosensory experiences evoked by flavors encompass a number of unique
sensations that include olfactory stimuli (smell), gustatory stimuli (taste, ie, salty, sweet, sour …

Monoallelic expression (MAE) or extreme allele bias can account for incomplete penetrance,
missing heritability and non-Mendelian diseases. In cancer, MAE is associated with shorter …

The mammalian main olfactory pathway detects myriad volatile chemicals using> 1,000
odorant receptor (OR) genes, which are organized into two phylogenetically distinct classes …

Olfaction is the dominant sensory modality in rodents, and is crucial for regulating social
behaviors, including parental care. Paternal care is rare in rodents, but can have significant …