Extensive Variability in Olfactory Receptors Influences Human Odor Perception
Sunday, December 8, 2013 - 13:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions have found that as much as 30 percent of the large array of human olfactory receptor differs between any two individuals. This substantial variation is in turn reflected by variability in how each person perceives odors.