FitnessFebruary 1, 2016
How Bitter Taste Receptors Defend the Body against Bacteria
Bitter taste receptors are not only on the tongue but throughout the body, where they defend us against microbial invaders
Stories by Robert J. Lee
Robert J. Lee is an assistant professor in the department of otorhinolaryngology–head and neck surgery and in the department of physiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. A molecular biologist, he has spent more than a decade studying cells that line inner surfaces in the nose and lung.