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Apr 29 2026SCIENCE

Mapping the Nose: A Hidden Pattern Revealed

Scientists have spent decades charting how our eyes, ears and skin send signals to the brain. The nose, with its thousands of scent sensors, seemed a chaotic maze. Most researchers thought the receptors were scattered randomly. Two research groups changed that view. They used DNA sequencin

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