In a new paper published in Science Advances, Takeuchi and colleagues did just that. They tapped the odor-sensing components of a Yellow Fever mosquito (yikes), and rebuilt the entire construct with synthetic biology. Using a parallel chip design, they then carefully placed these biological components as an array onto a chip and monitored the setup with a computer.

— The Biohybrid Systems Laboratory at the University of Tokyo is working on an AI nose. Read more in Scientists Made a Biohybrid Nose Using Cells From Mosquitoes at Singularity Hub.