Wine connoisseurs face testing times as climate change alters flavors
Global warming is affecting vineyards and the taste of wines.
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Chicory, surrogate and roasted coffee provide new insights into mechanisms of taste perception
The composition of foodstuffs, but also the sequence of dishes, is important for the perfect taste experience of a menu. This insight, based on experience, is well known. The molecular causes of the pleasure-enhancing effects, ...
Biochemistry
Jan 23, 2023
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Scientists remove yeast cell's sex drive and turn it into a cannabis tracker
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Science have modified a yeast cell to sense the active substances in cannabis and get it to turn red when it does. The result paves the way for more actors to discover ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 8, 2022
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Scientists resolve the structure of the human bitter taste receptor TAS2R46
A team of scientists led by the iHuman Institute of ShanghaiTech University has determined and analyzed the cryo-electron microscopy structures of human bitter taste receptor TAS2R46 complexed with G protein, in both strychnine-bound ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 15, 2022
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Male artists dominate galleries. Is it because 'women don't paint very well,' or just discrimination?
In the art world, there is a gaping gender imbalance when it comes to male and female artists.
Social Sciences
Sep 5, 2022
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Using new technique, researchers make surprising discoveries about how flies' brains respond to tastes
Taste matters to fruit flies, just as it does to humans: like people, the flies tend to seek out and consume sweet-tasting foods and reject foods that taste bitter. However, little is known about how sweet and bitter tastes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 22, 2022
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How a woodpecker that feasts on ants lost its taste for the sweetness of sap
Many mammals have a sweet tooth, but birds lost their sweet receptor during evolution. Although hummingbirds and songbirds independently repurposed their savory receptor to sense sugars, how other birds taste sweet is unclear. ...
Evolution
Aug 19, 2022
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How fruit flies lay off the extra salty snacks
Fruit flies are known for their sweet tooth, but new research also indicates they may offer hints to how animals sense—and avoid—high concentrations of salt.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 29, 2022
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Exploring soy sauce's salt-enhancing peptides
Soy sauce deepens the flavor of soup stocks, gives stir-fried rice its sweet-salty glaze and makes a plate of dumplings absolutely enjoyable. But what exactly makes this complex, salty, umami sauce so tasty? Now, researchers ...
Biochemistry
Jun 16, 2022
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Pee pals: Dolphins taste friends' urine to know they're around
Think about people you know, and how you could tell they were around even if you couldn't see them: perhaps their voice, or a favored perfume.
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2022
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