Tree Shrews Can Tolerate Hot Peppers: Mutation in pain receptor makes peppery plant palatable (IMAGE)

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Tree Shrews Can Tolerate Hot Peppers: Mutation in pain receptor makes peppery plant palatable

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An evolutionary adaptation allows Chinese tree shrews to tolerate the pain of hot peppers.

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