Scientists are unraveling the secrets of how our mouths can taste bitterness.
Their findings werepublishedWednesday in the journal Nature.
As is often the case with this sort of basic research, the researchers came across some unexpected things.
Dark chocolate is a beloved bitter-tasting food.Image: Sea Wave (Shutterstock)
This site was found next to another site meant to be activated by a specific bitter taste-inducing substance.
Other research into taste has delivered some intriguing results, such aswhy fat tastes so good.
In 2021, Gizmodo asked experts whethertechnology might ever be able to enhance our sense of taste.
Molecular receptors for all five basic tastes have now been identified, one researcher told us at the time.
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