What the Nose Knows - Avery Gilbert [135]
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the Fragrant Cloud rose I. Guterman, M. Shalit, et al., “Rose scent: genomics approach to discovering novel floral fragrance-related genes,” Plant Cell 14 (2002):2325–38.
shoot new genes Zuker, Tzfira, and Vainstein, “Genetic engineering for cut-flower improvement,” pp. 33–79.
scent of another species N. Dudareva, E. Pichersky, and J. Gershenzon, “Biochemistry of plant volatiles,” Plant Physiology 135 (2004):1893–1902. See also Zuker, Tzfira, and Vainstein, “Genetic engineering.”
Imagine a DNA test A. E. Herr, A. V. Hatch, et al., “Microfluidic immunoassays as rapid saliva-based clinical diagnostics,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 104 (2007):5268–73.
variations in one odor receptor A. Keller, H. Zhuang, et al., “Genetic variation in a human odorant receptor alters odour perception,” Nature 449(2007):468–72.
new types of consumer products A. N. Gilbert and S. Firestein, “Dollars and scents: Commercial opportunities in olfaction and taste,” Nature Neuroscience 5 (2002) suppl.:1043–45.
neurologist and essayist Oliver Sacks Oliver W. Sacks, “Dog Beneath the Skin,” in The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (New York: Simon & Schuster/Summit, 1985).
is already happening P. M. Smallwood, B. P. Olveczky, et al., “Genetically engineered mice with an additional class of cone photoreceptors: Implications for the evolution of color vision,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 100 (2003):11706–11; Z. Syed, Y. Ishida, et al., “Pheromone reception in fruit flies expressing a moth’s odorant receptor,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 103 (2006):16538–43.
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Global Cosmetic Industry Magazine: Excerpts from “Scent and the City: Q & A with Dennis Keogh, vice president of marketing, Lancaster Group” (April 2004). Reprinted by permission of Global Cosmetic Industry Magazine.
National Review, Inc.: Excerpt from “Smellie on Seventh Avenue,” by Joan Didion (January 30, 1960), copyright © 1960 by National Review, Inc. Reprinted by permission of National Review, Inc., 215 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gilbert, Avery N.
What the nose knows : the science of scent in everyday life / Avery Gilbert.—1st ed.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Smell—Popular works. 2. Odors—Popular works. I. Title.
QP458.G535 2008
612.8'6—dc22 2007050009
eISBN: 978-0-307-44930-6
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