Genetically Engineered Mice Reveal Mechanism of Sour Taste
The protein responsible for detecting sour in taste buds has been difficult to identify. This is partly because sour chemicals are detected both through the sense of taste (taste perception) and through the production of pain (somatosensory perception). Thus, mice lacking the taste pathway still avoid sour-tasting liquids. The Liman lab has been studying sour … Read more