Who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize with Linda B. Buck?
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Richard Axel
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Richard Axel, an American neuroscientist, shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Linda B. Buck. They were awarded the prize for their work on the olfactory system, which is responsible for our sense of smell. Axel and Buck discovered the olfactory receptors, which are proteins that bind to specific odorant molecules and send signals to the brain.
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