(Disponível em Português) Right at the tip of the fruit fly’s tongue sit two sets of taste neurons that have now been found to be crucial for the insect to develop a craving for […]
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Bugs for thought:
Gut bacteria tell the brain what animals should eat
(Disponível em português) Could the bacteria that inhabit our gut influence our food choices? A new study shows, for the first time, that this idea may not be as far-fetched as it seems. Neuroscientists have […]
The recipe for optimizing protein content in the diet is written in the genes
(Disponível em português) Is there an ideal diet? This is a crucial question in terms of human health, but it has proven difficult to answer. Nowadays, diets are still based on empirical know-how, shaped […]