Scientists Map Tongue’s Sweet Sensor, May Lead to New Ways to Curb Sugar Cravings (VIDEO)

The Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University

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Cryo-EM map of the human sweet taste receptor (blue and green) changing shape as it binds a molecule that tastes sweet (red and green).

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J. Zhang et al.

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