Scientists have discovered that the same receptors responsible for detecting bitter flavors on our tongues are also present ...

As part of this experiment, human keratinocytes or the skin cells grown in lab were given phenylthiocarbamide (PTC), the ...

This week (July 7), a team described its research on the olfactory responses of the skin. Hanns Hatt of Ruhr University Bochum in Germany and colleagues examined the response of epidermal cells known ...

More recently, studies have investigated adhesins for human keratinocytes and their ligands. Many receptor interactions ... patterns of colonization to skin epithelial layers, which may contribute ...

Hotter temperatures may render natural insect repellents less effective against mosquitoes, according to a new study.

A comprehensive assessment of the potential for immunogenicity of synthetic receptors requires analysis of all foreign peptide sequences that are present, including fusion sites between human ...