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2004 NOBEL PRIZES: Axel, Buck Share Award for Deciphering How the Nose Knows
Greg Miller
U.S. neuroscientists Richard Axel and Linda Buck were awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine this week for their pioneering work on the sense of smell.