Or when someone is making Brussels sprouts! You have to know to run away.
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Our taste receptors evolved to help our ancestors recognize foods high in calories, and stay away from foods that might cause them harm. Unfortunately we pretty much know of all the harmful foods so there’s no danger, but we have […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Umami is basically the taste of the stuff that gets put in Chinese food (MSG). It’s monosodium glutamate and amino acids.
Olfactory receptors are specific to one type of odorant molecule. The combination of receptors which are activated tell your brain what you are smelling. For example, if one certain smell receptor binds hexanoic acid (a 6 carbon chain with a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Genes that code for different colors (GFP = green fluorescent protein, RFP = red, YFP = yellow, CFP = cyan) get put into the DNA of the mice. They also add a gene for a molecule called “Cre recombinase” that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Unicorns have been a bigger deal in history than I gave them credit for. Alexander the great claimed that he once rode a unicorn into battle. If you’d like a unicorn of your own, the Lake Superior State University in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For more on bioluminescence, feel free to check out the old comics about it! News on the Ferret front! There is now an official Forbidden Ferret android application. It’s a simple comic viewer that allows you to browse all the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These fish really are creepy. During mating the female bites the male’s face and dissolves part of it. There’s fusing involved… It gets weird. More on the creepy/cool anglerfish on Tuesday!