The complexity of the chemistry that the nose detects has made olfaction particularly difficult to explain. Researchers think that human noses possess about 400 types of olfactory receptors, which ...

THE NOSE KNOWS: Nose shapes in human ancestors and different populations of modern humans are molded by genes and the environment. COURTESY OF KAUSTUBH ADHIKARI Narrow, flat, hooked, button, straight, ...

The average human nose contains about 350 types of olfactory receptors, which can bind to a potentially enormous number of airborne molecules.

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Using nose organoids, which model the complex interactions between human cells and virus, the team showed key differences between the infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and ...

Human nose structure 3D printed with a support material. (Image: Shinji Sakai) Ever since bioprinting was first reported in 1988 by using a standard inkjet printer, researchers have explored the ...