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Gene allowing humans to feel touch may play a role in sense of smell

February 23, 2022 by

Researchers have determined that a gene linked to feeling touch may moonlight as an olfactory gene. That's the conclusion drawn from studying a very small, transparent worm that shares many similarities with the human nervous system.

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