Chemists discover the way nose perceives common class of odors

Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 03:30 in Biology & Nature

Biologists claim that humans can perceive and distinguish a trillion different odors, but little is known about the underlying chemical processes involved. Biochemists have found an unexpected chemical strategy employed by the mammalian nose to detect chemicals known as aldehydes.

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