The Nuance
Are Picky Eaters Born or Made?
Genes play a role in taste perception. But there’s a lot more to the story.
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6 min readJun 13, 2019
Roughly a century ago, two researchers were working together in a DuPont chemical lab when one of them, Arthur L. Fox, spilled a bit of harmless phenylthiocarbamide dust. His colleague complained of the bitter taste in the air, but Fox tasted…
