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Science on the Silk Road: Taste for adventure

Scientists have travelled the ancient Silk Road to understand how genes shape people's love for foods.

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Abbott, A. Science on the Silk Road: Taste for adventure. Nature 488, 269–271 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/488269a

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