Exploring how pheromones drive mating behavior in mice
The ancient vomeronasal receptor type-1 (ancV1R) is highly conserved across species and plays a key role in pheromone ...
Do snakes smell with their tongue or nose? Unveiling their unique senses and fascinating facts
Snakes, fascinating creatures of grace and mystique, play a vital role in ecological balance and medical research. They ...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute22 年
Gene knockout studies show that pheromones are important in mating and aggression.
Dulac and her colleagues have a longstanding interest in the vomeronasal organ (VNO), a chemical-sensing structure found in the nasal cavities of many animals that is anatomically and functionally ...
BBC1 年
Eleven pawsome facts about dogs
This is known as the vomeronasal organ, which lies in the space between a dog’s nostrils and the roof of their mouth. Scientists are still not sure what dogs use this for, but based on studies ...
Business Insider India29 天
Dogs have far more smell receptors than humans, and they also have an organ we don't that's ...
And that's not all! There's also the "vomeronasal organ," which is another means of deciphering information from scent molecules. "They're also getting information in the vomeronasal organ ...