Unlocking Secrets of Sour Flavors With Something Found in Your Ears A protein found in the inner ear also exists in cells that help us perceive sour tastes, according to a new study. CreditLeft, adoc-photos/Corbis, via Getty Images; right, Florilegius/SSPL, via Getty Images Of the five tastes — sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami —…Continue Reading NGP faculty, Dr. Liman was featured in the New York Times.
Day: February 14, 2018
NGP faculty member Emily Liman and graduate students Yu-Hsiang Tu, AJ Cooper and Bochuan Teng publish study in Science
Surprising discovery links sour taste to the inner ear’s ability to sense balance USC Dornsife scientists research ion channels in taste cells that respond to sour flavors USC Dornsife graduate student Yu-Hsiang Tu and Emily Liman, USC Dornsife biological sciences professor, have made a discovery about taste perception. (USC Photo/Mike Glier) Scientists at…Continue Reading NGP faculty member Emily Liman and graduate students Yu-Hsiang Tu, AJ Cooper and Bochuan Teng publish study in Science