Education of the Mind: TIL A study proposes that the reason why pandas eat bamboo even though their closest relatives are carnivores is due to the deactivation (technically known as “pseudogenization”) of an umami taste receptor gene. Umami makes things like meat, soy sauce, and mushrooms extra yummy

Sunday, July 16, 2017

TIL A study proposes that the reason why pandas eat bamboo even though their closest relatives are carnivores is due to the deactivation (technically known as “pseudogenization”) of an umami taste receptor gene. Umami makes things like meat, soy sauce, and mushrooms extra yummy

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