Sensory biology
David Julius
He identified a receptor responding to heat using capsaicin.
The problem
A question worth answering.
How heat and pain are detected needed explanation.
What they did
He identified a receptor responding to heat using capsaicin.
What changed
His work advanced understanding of the senses.
Where you meet their legacy
In the knowledge, systems and people who carry the work forward today.
Evidence and further reading
This story does not assign sole credit for a collective achievement.