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Using a newly devised, three-dimensional model to study the regeneration of nerve tissue in the nose, researchers at School ...

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Unlike other sensory stimuli, odors are hard to control or measure — they disperse unpredictably ... A 2011 review published in the journal Science pointed out that the number of neurons in the ...

Using a newly devised, three-dimensional model to study the regeneration of nerve tissue in the nose, researchers at Tufts University School of ...

A new study published in Nature reveals how olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) achieve extraordinary precision in selecting which genes to express. The mechanism is surprising in that it involves ...