An 'Electronic Tongue' With A Taste For Sweets

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An 'Electronic Tongue' With A Taste For Sweets

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In a new approach to an effective electronic tongue that mimics human taste, scientists in Illinois are reporting development of a small, inexpensive, lab-on-a-chip sensor that quickly and accur

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medicalxpress.com — “Each taste, from sweet to salty, is sensed by a unique set of neurons in the brains of mice, new research reveals. The findings demonstrate that neurons that respond to specific tastes are arranged discretely in what the scientists call a 'gustotopic map.' This is the first map that shows how taste ...View full resource at medicalxpress.com

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