Ever bitten into a hot pie, yelped "Hothothot!" then had your taste buds go on strike for the next week? Taste buds are a sensitive bunch. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

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 ...

Everyone’s taste buds are different. That’s why some people can swallow the spiciest peppers while others have no fondness for sweet desserts (gasp!). Now a recent study suggests that taste-bud ...

Taste is one of our most vital senses, shaping appetite, nutrition, and quality of life. Yet taste buds are fragile, relying heavily on the nerves that connect them to the brain. When those nerves are ...

Ever bitten into a hot pie, yelped "Hothothot!" then had your taste buds go on strike for the next week? Taste buds are a sensitive bunch. Taste buds are clusters of tiny sensory cells. They detect ...