How we taste sweetness: long-sought structure of human receptor mapped at last

Elie Dolgin • May 7, 2025

3D structure of the tongue’s sweet-sensing protein could guide future food designs.

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All life runs on 20 amino acids. These cells run key machinery on just 19

By Elie Dolgin • April 30, 2026
AI-guided redesign of protein alphabet in bacteria could unlock new ways to build synthetic organisms.

To climb trees, cicadas look to the shadows

By Elie Dolgin • April 2, 2026
A shadow-sensing skill known as skototaxis helps cicadas find trees to molt on.