Tag Archives: odorant-binding protein
Biomimetic approach for an artificial nose
The dream of monitoring odours is certainly very old, but only recently scientists have come-up with realistic approaches and proposals. As soon as the olfactory system started to reveal its secrets and the specific sensing elements (the
Sex pheromones attract adults to sex, larvae to safe food
For over half a century we have regarded sex pheromones as powerful lures for male insects to female of the same species, but now we discover that the same molecules are also attractive for the larvae, which
