Liz Has a New Nose for Smell
In case anyone was worried about Liz missing the genes for sense of smell, Jessica Duquette was kind enough to give her a new nose! Unfortunately, it doesn’t do much except sharpen pencils. Maybe we can get Liz a sniffer dog for her birthday.
If you’re interested in learning more about the olfactory receptor genes, Dr. Laurence Moran has more at Sandwalk.
Tags: olfactory, smell, senses, liz strauss, jessica duquette, genetics, genes, dna, diseases, illness, health, anosmia, hyposmia
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4 opinions for Liz Has a New Nose for Smell
Liz Strauss
Jan 25, 2007 at 12:01 pm
I’m laughing too hard to comment!!
Jessica Duquette
Jan 25, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Hsien Hsien, thank you! You certainly made good use out of that photo!
The funny thing was, I brought that pencil sharpener for Liz without knowing her loss of sense of smell and when she started talking about it, I whipped out that nose. It was a precious moment!
thanks for your blog, it’s fascinating…
warmly,
Jessica from It’s Not About Your Stuff
Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD
Jan 25, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Liz: Thanks for sharing! :D
Jessica: Hi! We must all belong to the same hive mind. :)
Wendy Piersall :: eMom
Jan 25, 2007 at 5:29 pm
OMG, this is absolutely hysterical! I thought it was funny at the dinner - but this post is the icing on a very rich cake! (Which, unfortunately doesn’t smell very much… but I guess if we made it a lavender scented cake in Liz’s honor, it would be ok - what do you think?) :)
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