Does Jaws have taste buds? He did eat a helicopter… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Many animals taste bitter—they secrete toxic chemicals to avoid getting eaten. But bitterness may not protect against sharks. These early predators evolved WAY BEFORE the first bony fish with
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Does water have a flavor? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Our tongue has taste buds to detect if something is sweet, sour, bitter, or salty. But how do we taste water? A team from Caltech may have uncovered the HIDDEN taste of water. How?
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Coffee – it’s an acquired taste! Or is it? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Some of us LOVE the bitter taste of coffee – others prefer sweet colas! Why is that? Marilyn Cornelis of Northwestern University wondered if the answer is in our D-N-A.
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