CD36 (cluster of differentiation 36) is a scavenger receptor that functions in high-affinity
tissue uptake of long-chain fatty acids (FAs) and contributes under excessive fat supply to …

The emerging picture of taste coding at the periphery is one of elegant simplicity. Contrary to
what was generally believed, it is now clear that distinct cell types expressing unique …

Comparative studies of ethnically diverse human populations, particularly in Africa, are
important for reconstructing human evolutionary history and for understanding the genetic …

Human Evolutionary Genetics is a groundbreaking text which for the first time brings
together molecular genetics and genomics to the study of the origins and movements of …

Chemosensory receptors are essential for the survival of organisms that range from bacteria
to mammals. Recent studies have shown that the numbers of functional chemosensory …

Animal personalities or behavioural syndromes are consistent and/or correlated behaviours
across two or more situations within a population. Social insect biologists have measured …

In the past several years, tremendous progress has been achieved with the discovery and
characterization of vertebrate taste receptors from the T1R and T2R families, which are …

One key to animal survival is the detection and avoidance of potentially harmful compounds
by their bitter taste. Variable numbers of taste 2 receptor genes expressed in the gustatory …

Mammalian sweet taste is primarily mediated by the type 1 taste receptor Tas1r2/Tas1r3,
whereas Tas1r1/Tas1r3 act as the principal umami taste receptor. Bitter taste is mediated by …

Taste receptors function as one of the interfaces between internal and external milieus.
Taste receptors for sweet and umami (T1R [taste receptor, type 1]), bitter (T2R [taste …