By K Meechan This is the final part of a 2-part post: part 1 gave a brief introduction to the first two layers of the fly olfactory system (ORNs and PNs). Part 2 moves on to look at higher order processing. While we know a lot about the first layers […]

By K Meechan When you stop and think about it, our sense of smell is actually very impressive. We can identify a vast array of odours: say, a burning bonfire, freshly cut grass, or that distinctive smell of milk that has been in your fridge for far too long. Each […]

By MW Pleijzier We are in the –omics­ era of biological science. This simple suffix denotes how modern science is transcending reductionist, single entity analyses (such as examining a particular gene or protein) and instead investigating biological systems from a holistic perspective. Be they gene or protein networks, cells, tissues […]