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Hi Alissa,
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have detected a protein-based "nose
plug" called CNGA4 that lets us stop smelling something, even though
the odor is still there.
It was written up in the journal Science, but here's a link:
<http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news/Nose-plug-switch-that-
stops-smelling-0D-0A-939-1/>
>>>> "Daniels, Alissa" <[log in to unmask]> 3/12/2008
>>>> 11:52 AM >>>
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> Hey all.
>
> Here's an earth-shatteringly not-of-great-importance but still
> interesting question:
>
> We were planning out some activities for our Sense of Smell Day
> next month, and one of my coworkers suggested we have durian fruit
> avaiable. I'm not familiar with it, but apparently it smells awful
> (like pig s**t, according to one well known description) but it
> tastes great. It got me wondering about other foods like that (some
> cheeses come to mind).
>
> If smell contributes something like 75% of the flavor experience
> when you eat something, how can something that smells so awful
> still manage to be tasty? Thoughts?
>
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