Frogs' unique bitter taste receptors could hold key to better human allergen detection

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Feb 4, 2025, 10:18 am440 ptsHot
What if you could detect allergens even better, so that before you even put something in your mouth, you knew whether it was dangerous? And what if frogs could help you do it?

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