"To provide direct evidence for binding of the molecule at different pockets of the receptor, we have developed a new assay, ...

“TAS2R receptors do much more than just help us taste bitterness,” noted the study’s lead authors, Hebrew University’s Lior Peri and the Weizmann Institute’s Donna Matzov. “They are ...

Weikert. "TAS2R receptors do much more than just help us taste bitterness," the scientists Lior Peri and Dr. Donna Matzov said. "They are found in many parts of the body and are involved in ...

Dorothee Weikert. "TAS2R receptors do much more than just help us taste bitterness," the scientists Lior Peri and Dr. Matzov said. "They are found in many parts of the body and are involved in ...

Everyone inherits two copies of a taste gene called TAS2R38. It encodes for a protein in the taste receptors on the tongue which allows us to taste bitterness. People who inherit two copies of a ...