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plants / protein / Science and Technology / sustainability / taste

Nixing rapeseed’s bitter taste could lead to new protein source

Rapeseed is a good source of protein, but is both bitter and unsafe for human consumption. New research is a step toward changing that.

plants / protein / Science and Technology / sustainability / taste

Nixing rapeseed’s bitter taste could lead to new protein source

Rapeseed is a good source of protein, but is both bitter and unsafe for human consumption. New research is a step toward changing that.

alcohol / Science and Technology / smell / taste

How much water in whiskey is too much?

If you like water in your whiskey, you might want to go easy. A study shows too much can make different whiskies smell and taste the same.

arachnids / Featured / predators / Science and Technology / taste

Why no one wants to eat the giant velvet mite

After observing that virtually no creature wants to eat a giant velvet mite, entomologist Justin Schmidt tasted one himself.

arachnids / Featured / predators / Science and Technology / taste

Why no one wants to eat the giant velvet mite

After observing that virtually no creature wants to eat a giant velvet mite, entomologist Justin Schmidt tasted one himself.

food / Science and Technology / taste

Early life tastes tied to adult food preferences

There’s a strong relationship between diet in early life and food preferences in adulthood, research with mice finds.

Earth and Environment / Featured / food / holidays / sustainability / taste

Umami gives plant-based menu a Christmas taste

Your Christmas dinner can be plant-based and full of hearty umami flavor, says food scientist Charlotte Vinther Schmidt.

brains / diet / Health and Medicine / sugar / taste

Diet high in sugar can lower rats’ ability to taste sweet

A diet high in sugar can lower the ability of the taste system to sense sweetness, a new study with rats shows.

brains / imaging technology / Science and Technology / taste

Fly brains encode lack of bitterness in a ‘sweet’ way

A new imaging technique called trans-Tango(activity) reveals how specific neurons in brain circuits of fruit flies respond to stimuli such as sweet and bitter tastes.

archaeology / domestication / genomes / Science and Technology / seeds / taste / watermelon

Ancient watermelon ancestor reveals a seed surprise

People initially appear to have collected or cultivated an ancient ancestor of today’s watermelon for its seeds, not its flesh, researchers report.

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