Bitter Truth: Humans, Chimps Developed Ability to Taste Toxic Compounds Through Separate Genetic Mutations

Humans and chimpanzees share the ability to taste, or not taste, a bitter synthetic compound called PTC—as well as numerous other sour and toxic substances—but contrary to longstanding scientific thought, they developed that ability through separate genetic mutations, according to new research led by a University of Utah and University of Washington geneticists Stephen Wooding, Ph.D., and Michael Bamshad, M.D.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news64244670.html">Bitter Truth: Humans, Chimps Developed Ability to Taste Toxic Compounds Through Separate Genetic Mutations</a></p> <p>Humans and chimpanzees share the ability to taste, or not taste, a bitter synthetic compound called PTC—as well as numerous other sour and toxic substances—but contrary to longstanding scientific thought, they developed that ability through separate genetic mutations, according to new research led by a University of Utah and University of Washington geneticists Stephen Wooding, Ph.D., and Michael Bamshad, M.D.</p>