Research team identifies human odorant receptor for horse stable odor
Para-cresol is an aromatic compound with a strong horse stable-like odor. It contributes to the off-flavor of some foods, but ...
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Scent of a woman: Hand odor can reveal a person’s sex
The profile of scent compounds from a person’s hand can be used to predict their sex, according to a new ...
Geckos know their own odor
Geckos can use their tongue to differentiate their own odor from that of other members of their species, as researchers ...
Stress has an odor and dogs can smell it — New research
Dogs can smell stress from human sweat and breath, a new study by Queen’s University Belfast researchers has found. Credit: ...
Tobacco hawkmoths always find the right odor
Nocturnal moths, such as tobacco hawkmoths (Manduca sexta), rely primarily on their sense of smell when foraging for flowers that ...
Seeing how odor is processed in the brain
A specially created odor delivery device, along with machine learning-based analysis of scalp-recorded electroencephalogram, has enabled researchers at the University ...
How mosquito brains encode human odor so they can seek us out
Mosquitos. Bane of backyard picnics — and deadly in Zika- and dengue-prone regions. Credit: Photo by Denise Applewhite, Princeton University ...
VR users feel more immersed in their experience – and react physiologically – when odor is used alongside audiovisual cues
VR users feel more immersed in their experience - and react physiologically - when odor is used alongside audiovisual cues ...
Surprise findings suggest mosquito odor sensors are sensitive to molecular regulation to avoid insect repellants
In what they call surprise findings, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report that — unlike fruit flies — mosquitoes’ odor sensing ...