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E-Noses: testing their mettle against fly noses

CSIRO Media Release – 29 July
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A metal oxide sensor unit, about the size of a 5 cent coin. Dr. Amalia Berna, who led the benchmarking effort, works with a metal oxide e-nose.

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Drosophila melanogaster the fly whose olfactory receptors were used to benchmark the electronic nose. Electron microscope picture of the fly's antenna, showing the forest of sensory hairs that harbour its sense of smell.

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