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Evolution: a study in bad taste?

Current biology : CB - 11 Oct 2005

Wooding Stephen

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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.

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PMID: 16213813
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.09.021

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