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Science 27 April 2001:
Vol. 292. no. 5517, p. 620
DOI: 10.1126/science.292.5517.620b
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TASTE RESEARCH:
New Gene May Be Key to Sweet Tooth

R. John Davenport

Can't resist sweets? Sensory scientists have discovered a gene that may be responsible for your sweet tooth. Variations in the gene seem to explain why some mice prefer sweet flavors more than others do, and the same may be true for humans as well.

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