… Further information and requests for resources and reagents should be directed to and
will be fulfilled by the Lead Contact, Leslie Vosshall (leslie.vosshall{at}rockefeller.edu). …

The period (per) protein is thought to be a central component of the biological clock in
Drosophila melanogaster. The molecular mechanism by which it controls circadian rhythms is …

During ten years of work we have dissected the olfactory system in drosophilia flies and in
the sphingid moth Manduca sexta. I will make an excursion to the examples of ecologically …

The human sense of smell is powerful. However, the way we use smell as an interaction
modality in human–computer interaction (HCI) is limited. We lack a common reference point to …

Paxillin is a focal adhesion scaffolding protein, which has been proposed to play a role in
focal adhesion dynamics. We have isolated a cDNA clone of the Drosophila homologue of …

This dissertation examines scent as a form of intangible heritage. Often overlooked, the sense
of smell is a unique medium through which we can explore history, heritage, and place. A …

Predicting positive or negative reinforcement from environmental clues is essential to guide
decision making and goal-directed behavior. In insect brains the mushroom body is a central …

Species of the genus Drosophila exhibit enormous variation in all of their reproductive
behaviors: resource use and specialization, courtship signaling, sperm utilization, and female …

… that lasts for tens of minutes (STH) and long-term habituation that lasts for days (LTH, first
described by Alberto Ferrús and colleagues and subsequently by Sachse and Vosshall). …

Sharding is a promising approach to scale permissionless blockchains. In a sharded blockchain,
participants are split into groups, called shards, and each shard only executes part of …