UC-San Francisco: Artificial Receptors Could Help Us Solve the Puzzle of Olfaction
November 01, 2024
November 01, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release:
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Scent molecules "jiggle" inside of model olfactory receptors to activate them, revealing some of the molecular motions that create our sense of smell.
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Our noses can effortlessly distinguish the aroma of coffee from the tang of gasoline, yet how they do it has long been a mystery.
I . . .
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Scent molecules "jiggle" inside of model olfactory receptors to activate them, revealing some of the molecular motions that create our sense of smell.
* * *
Our noses can effortlessly distinguish the aroma of coffee from the tang of gasoline, yet how they do it has long been a mystery.
I . . .