Tag: olfaction
Noise Cancellation: A Remarkable Design Solution in Biology
The principle behind this biological methodology can be extended to every case in biology where an organism needs to discriminate signals from self.
Appreciating the Irreducibly Complex Design of Salmon Osmoregulation
Three main things must occur for the young salmon, called a smolt, to prepare for life in the salty ocean.
Navigation Ability Crosses Phylum Lines — And That’s a Problem for Evolution
Yes, that is kind of adorable. It took only a few days for the fish to learn to drive.
Uncannily Organic: Navigation Is More than Genes
The capabilities of animals to know their positions and make corrections seem beyond the abilities of coded instructions or brain size.
Sense of Smell Requires Optimized, Scalable Network Circuitry
The ability to smell is one of the most complex of our senses. It requires sorting, analyzing, and sifting a torrent of input data quickly.