Stories by Richard Axel

Mammals can recognize thousands of odors, some of which prompt powerful responses. Recent experiments illuminate how the nose and brain may perceive scents

Mammals can recognize thousands of odors, some of which prompt powerful responses. Recent experiments illuminate how the nose and brain may perceive scents

The techniques of recombinant DNA are exploited to define a family of genes encoding a set of related neuropeptides whose coordinated release governs a fixed-action pattern: egg laying in a marine snail