Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. The findings ...

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(www.nature.com) Chemistry, biology and physiology of smell (warning: science terminology). There is a really simple and accurate diagram describing the way we sense odours at the following site: (www ...