Vosshall, Leslie.

Genetics of chemosensory transduction taste and smell / [electronic resource] : Leslie Vosshall. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2008. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (54 min.) : color, sound). - The legacy of Drosophila genetics : from 'defining the gene' to 'analyzing genome function', 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Legacy of Drosophila genetics : from 'defining the gene' to 'analyzing genome function'. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Smell -- Taste -- Comparative analysis of these senses in vertebrates and insects -- Functional relevance of the chemical senses -- Logic of taste coding -- Logic of olfactory coding -- Chemosensory receptors -- Mechanisms of olfactory signal transduction -- Organization of olfactory projections in Drosophila -- Atypical topology and function of the insect co-receptor Or83b.

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