Evolution: a study in bad taste?
Bitter tastes are among the most salient of life's experiences--who can forget one's first encounter with dandelion milk or a stout beer? Studies of the genes underlying these tastes are providing new perspectives on human origins and health.
Wooding
Stephen
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Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 84112-5330, USA. swooding@genetics.utah.edu
D000483:Alleles; D005075:Biological Evolution; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D013649:Taste / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D013650:Taste Buds / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*
D008024:Ligands; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled