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Published online 23 April 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010426-5
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Sweet tooth gene found
One lump or two? The difference could be a gene.
Two research teams trawling the human and mouse genomes think they have pulled out the gene for a sweet tooth. The difference between those of us who take three sugars and those who opt for none could all be due to the gene T1r3 - a finding that could help in designing the next generation of artificial sweeteners.
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