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·January 4, 2018·3 min read

The Sixth Taste?

UC Santa Barbara researchers reveal humans and fruit flies can sense the taste of calcium. The researchers have identified a unique class of gustatory receptor neurons required to help taste calcium in Drosophila.

The image shows the expression of the OBP49a protein.

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·August 21, 2013·3 min read

The Bitter and the Sweet: Fruit Flies Reveal a New Interaction Between the Two

A new study explains how sensory input impacts fruit flies' decisions about sweet tastes.

gustatory receptor neurons

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The Sixth Taste?

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Rotating Spiral Brain Waves Act as a Space-and-Time Clock

Childhood mRNA Cancer Vaccine Reduces Tumors by 70%

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