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.

Read at Nature.

Sea lion suckling at teat of another sea lion on rocky shores of the Galapagos
By Elie Dolgin January 13, 2026
Animals that researchers call “supersucklers” come back for their mother’s milk even after they can hunt, mate and fend for themselves.
Illustration of duodenal mucosal resurfacing device inside the intestines
By Elie Dolgin December 29, 2025
Destroying dysfunctional tissue could reset metabolism.