marco@beehaw.org to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months agoScientists unlock the secrets of a sixth basic flavorphys.orgexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down10
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minus-squareFlowVoid@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoNo, the paper says it shares a receptor with sour, not that it tastes like sour. Just as “orange” and “purple” have receptors in common but are not perceived as the same.
No, the paper says it shares a receptor with sour, not that it tastes like sour.
Just as “orange” and “purple” have receptors in common but are not perceived as the same.