Researchers use optogenetics to determine Merkel cells can sense touch.
Researchers have identified a mechanoreceptor protein which mediates the sense of touch in mammals.
Studying bats, researchers discover how the sense of touch plays a key role in powered flight.
Researchers look at how sensory organs in the skin work, The findings may help solve certain sensory pain disorders.
Study points to the evolutionary and developmental similarities between sensory cells in the inner ear and skin.