An analysis of the draft human genome reveals that when it comes to olfaction, a sense of smell is nothing to be sniffed at, with every nose containing an estimated 347 receptor candidates.
Dogs are well known for their highly sensitive sense of smell, but humans too can sniff out thousands of different odors. The trick [...]
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