The award of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Linda B Buck acknowledged identifying odorant receptor genes and olfactory pathways. Her work showed how the brain interprets combinations of receptor signals as recognizable scents.
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Linda B Buck
Nobel Prize history for Linda B Buck based on the award records stored in the World History Database.
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