Since 1991, working separately, the two have found how each protein can be sensitive to more than one smelly chemical, in different amounts, and how any given chemical activates several proteins at once, much like a unique musical chord which the brain then identifies as a smell.

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The ne plus ultra of free jazz, Ayler performed the musical equivalent of speaking in tongues: he left chord changes and swinging rhythms far behind and emitted great spiritual wails and shrieks from his horn.

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Dakar's Orchestre N'Guewel offers "Mi Guajeo, " and while the opening notes initially sound based on Senegalese musical scales and instrumentation, a deeper listen reveals that the chord progression is based on the classic Cuban son montuno.

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The love story can be seen -- and felt and heard -- as a succession of chord changes, and the exquisite resolution amounts to a mutual musical offering.

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Conductor Paul Hillier handles this vocal realm almost like a painter, looking for just the right musical color for every word, and just the right vocal density for every chord.

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