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Transcript: Analysis: Scientists say they've discovered a special molecule on our nerve cells that senses cold
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- NPR All Things Considered
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- February 11, 2002
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Analysis: Scientists say they've discovered a special molecule on our
nerve cells that senses cold
Host: NOAH ADAMS, ROBERT SIEGEL
Time: 8:00-9:00 PM
NOAH ADAMS, host:
From NPR News, it's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Noah Adams.
ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
And I'm Robert Siegel.
Step outside on a brisk winter day and your body immediately feels
the cold. But just how it does that has been an enduring scientific
mystery. Well, now scientists say that they've discovered a special
molecule on our nerve cells that senses cold. Two different studies
are being published online--one by the journal Cell, the other in
Nature--and together they help explain ...