Genetics of Taste: A Flavor for Health

Expedition Health features the first health-based community research lab housed at a museum. In the community lab, families will participate in a real research project about the genetics of taste. Taste sensation has been increasingly linked with diet and health and a person’s ability to taste correlates with their food preferences. In a series of simple but highly specialized tests, participants will learn which gene variations they have and how these variations may influence how they taste food.

This exhibit was made possible by a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) grant from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Click here to learn about the Health Science Department's live research study, Genetics of Taste: A Flavor for Health, happening right now in Expedition Health.

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