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New type of taste cell discovered in taste buds: Study in mice identifies a taste cell that detects every taste but salt – Science Daily
Our mouths may be home to a newly discovered set of multi-tasking taste cells that — unlike most known taste cells, which detect individual tastes — are capable of detecting sour, sweet, bitter and umami stimuli.
Our mouths may be home to a newly discovered set of multi-tasking taste cells that — unlike most known taste cells, which detect individual tastes — are capable of detecting sour, sweet, bitter and umami stimuli. A research team led by Kathryn Medler at the University at Buffalo reports this discovery in a study published 13th August in PLOS Genetics.Taste buds in the mouth are critical to our survival and help us to decide whether a food is a good source of nutrients or a potential poison. Ta…
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