In studies of vision and audition, stimuli can be chosen to span the visible or audible spectrum;
in olfaction, the axes and boundaries defining the analogous odorous space are unknown…

The mammalian olfactory system displays species-specific adaptations to different
ecological niches. To investigate the evolutionary dynamics of olfactory sensory neuron (OSN) …

Many factors play a role in choosing what to eat or drink. We explored the role of sensation
to explain these differences, drawing on consumer reviews for commercially available food …

The emerging importance of taste in medicine and biomedical research, and new
knowledge about its genetic underpinnings, has motivated us to supplement classic taste-testing …

Odor perception in non-humans is poorly understood. Here, we generated the most
comprehensive mouse olfactory ethological atlas to date, consisting of behavioral responses to a …

TAS2R38 is a human bitter receptor gene with a common but inactive allele; people homozygous
for the inactive form cannot perceive low concentrations of certain bitter compounds. …

In studies of vision and audition, stimuli can be chosen to span the visible or audible spectrum;
in olfaction, the axes and boundaries defining the analogous odorous space are unknown…

Genetic variation contributes to individual differences in obesity, but defining the exact
relationships between naturally occurring genotypes and their effects on fatness remains elusive. …

To fine map a mouse QTL for lean body mass (Burly1), we used information from intercross,
backcross, consomic, and congenic mice derived from the C57BL/6ByJ (host) and 129P3/J (…

An average mouse in midlife weighs between 25 and 30 g, with about a gram of tissue in the
largest adipose depot (gonadal), and the weight of this depot differs between inbred strains. …