A brown dog stares at a spoon of peanut butter in front of its face with wide eyes.
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The reason dogs beg, sit, stay, and shake for peanut butter could be both evolutionarily wired and learned behavior.

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The drawing depicts two fruit flies near a plant from the genus Aristolochia. One fly perches on the plant's orange flower, while the other moves away from it. 

Flies’ Taste for Tumor-Fighting Compounds May Aid Drug Discovery

Stay Salty: Maternal Diet Affects an Offspring’s Neuronal Taste Circuit

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Why Does Everything Taste Like Chicken? 

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How the Gut Differentiates Artificial Sweeteners from Sugars

Six primates eat leaves

Umami Taste Receptor Evolved with Primates’ Diets

Neurons for Taste Loosely Distributed in Mouse Gustatory Cortex

Loss of Smell, Taste May Be Reliable Predictor of COVID-19: Study

Proton Channel for Sensing Sour Taste Identified in Mice

Researchers Identify Gene Variants Linked to Synesthesia

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The Ear as a Therapeutic Gateway to the Vagus Nerve

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Universe 25 Experiment

3D illustration showing three differently colored semi-translucent cells, representing different T cell subtypes, on a black background. A purple cell is in the front on the right, a red cell is on the left, and a blue cell sits behind the red one.

T Cell Nomenclature Gets an Update

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Freeze-Tolerant Frogs Power Organ Cryopreservation Strategies

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Thermo Scientific X and S Series General Purpose Centrifuges

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January 2026, Issue 1

What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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An Automated DNA-to-Data Framework for Production-Scale Sequencing

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Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

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Organoid Origins and How to Grow Them

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