... smell thousands--perhaps even millions--of different scents. Yet scientists know that in the nose, there are only about 400 different types of odor receptors--proteins that capture scented molecules ...
Urinary proteins are key to ultra-sensitive artificial noses.
Discovery's astronauts inspected their ship's wings and nose Wednesday for any signs of damage after bidding "sayonara" to the international space station and heading for home.
... in St. Louis. They found the compounds activate nerve cells in the male mouse's nose with unprecedented effectiveness. "These particular steroids, known as glucocorticoids (GCCs), are involved in ...
... rare otters are known to exist, the hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana), and the smooth-coated ... Asia.
Thought to be extinct in the 1990s, the hairy-nosed otter is known to survive only in a few regions ...
HARTFORD, Conn., July 6 (UPI) -- Wildlife biologists say they are trying to learn why bats in the Northeast United States are dying of what's being called "white-nose syndrome."
... breed a family that could secrete key cytokine proteins only in the olfactory, uppermost part of the nose. An overproduction of cytokines, which are better known for their role in the body's immune ...
... and groin numbness, caused by bicycling on the traditional saddle with a protruding nose extension. Results from this study may be useful for the estimated 5 million recreational cyclists to ...
... be an effective intervention for alleviating deleterious health effects, erectile dysfunction and groin numbness, caused by bicycling on the traditional saddle with a protruding nose extension...
All mammals—including humans—likely have tiny sensors at the tip of their noses that pick up chemical warnings sent by fellow animals in distress, a mouse study says.
... -produce smell receptors in the laboratory, an advance that paves the way for "artificial noses" to be created and used in a variety of settings. The work could also allow scientists to unlock the ...
... opens the door to a standard of quality control even higher and speedier than the finely-tuned nose of the bushy-bearded Birdseye.
Using a technique based on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Eyjó ...
... how associations are built between stimuli and behavior gives insight into the nature of learning and could inform the design of artificial "noses," sensor arrays that can detect chemicals in the air.
The mysterious "white-nose syndrome," which causes hundreds of thousands of bats to die each year in ... this discussion - the FIRST group discussion on white-nose syndrome - on Oct. 25, 2008, from 8 a. ...
... significance: to obtain more information from a different location."
The authors conclude that the nose "may be the 'center of the information', where the information is balanced in all directions, ...
