Q: Can you explain how taste buds work? A: Who says that there’s no accounting for good taste? Sure you can! One person’s idea of a heavenly good taste is another’s unpleasant experience. We all have ...

Supertasters have a higher concentration of taste buds, particularly the ones sensitive to bitterness. This means flavors show up with more intensity. A simple salad dressing with vinegar can feel ...

From Cells to Sensing: Building Taste Buds on a Chip. A schematic illustration showing the step-by-step development of a biomimetic taste biosensor. Starting from single cells isolated from mouse ...