In our Genetics of Taste lab, we study Tas2r38 (allows us to taste certain bitter substances), only ONE of the MANY genes that allow us to perceive taste, but just because here at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science we only study bitter doesn't mean we don't love each of the other tastes...
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Nicole Garneau
on 03-15-2010
Filed under: Education, Science, Health, taste, tongue map, salty, umami, sour, bitter, sweet
This post comes directly from the field! Meghan Sloan (see picture below), one of our fantastic staff members from the science laboratory in Expedition Health writes: In late January I visited Mrs. Waage’s class at McLain Community High School to talk about the coolest job I’ve ever had:...
Well I did it-the thing we ask visitors daily if they did as a way to screen their taste data. Did you burn your tongue recently? Yesterday the Museum catering team made incredible (and incredibly hot) tomato bisque. In a rush, I plunged in my spoon and slurped-ouch. You would think someone slightly...
Welcome to a world where very small changes in a persons’ DNA can have a huge impact on how they perceive taste. This blog aims to explore this and other findings from the live research study, Genetics of Taste: A Flavor for Health, happening right now in the permanent exhibit Expedition Health...
It's been an exciting week for Expedition Health . We officially started testing all the cool interactive exhibit components. Today was a staff/volunteer walk-through where we got to try everything out and simulate for the research team what a real day would be like inside the hall. I was so excited...
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Tara
on 03-13-2009
Filed under: Education, Health, Science