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Are genes that alter the perception of fat making us fat?
The unique taste bud patterning in people who have super-charged senses of taste
The tongue may be the epicenter of taste sensation, but taste receptors are scattered throughout the digestive and respiratory tracts.
Researchers are close to finding a receptor directly triggered by fatty acids.
Compounds we perceive as sweet or bitter in the mouth trigger similar receptors and signaling pathways elsewhere in the body, helping to regulate digestion, respiration, and other systems.
People with a defect in an ion channel that causes deafness are more sensitive to certain types of touch.
Researchers measure the responsiveness of a spider’s slit sensilla, sensory organs embedded in the exoskeleton that sense vibrations.
Like many fish and amphibians, the Guiana dolphin can sense low levels of electrical activity in the water—an ability not previously reported in true mammals.
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