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RESEARCH NEWS FROM HHMI
Bitter Taste Receptors Identified (03.17.00)
HHMI investigators and their colleagues have identified a family of genes responsible for giving bitterness its bite.
Common Senses (February 2007) Flavors, aromas, and chemical signals released from animals can make the mouth water, evoke vivid memories, and perhaps even signal stress or fertility. How does the brain sort it out?
Cover Story:The Indispensables
The backbone of most labs, these quiet heroes do it all and then some.
Avant-Garde Scientist
With an outsider's perspective, Leslie Vosshall has changed thinking about the meaning of olfaction—for humans and insects.
The Fat You Can't See
In growing numbers of people, the liver holds hidden, dangerous store of fat. Finding the triggers is step one.
The View from Here
Unbounded creativity—and powerful computers—make possible the latest devices designed to peer into the deepest recesses of organs and cells.
