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Julian Meeks
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Associate Prof at Univ of Rochester. Twin Parent. Spouse of rockstar physician-scientist. Time for anything else? Ha! Views are my own.
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Did you know that one individual taste bud on your tongue can detect all the basic tastes—sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami? No wonder every bite is such a tasteful experience! www.nature.com/artic... .

Taste buds: cells, signals and synapses
Taste buds: cells, signals and synapses

Nature Reviews Neuroscience - Mammals detect the nutrient content, palatability and potential toxicity of food through taste buds that are present mainly in the tongue. In this Review, Roper and...

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Did you know that AChemS, founded in 1979, is the international community of scientists who know their way around a good sniff and a tasty bite? It’s the place for discussing and unlocking the science behind smell and taste and related sensations!

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Hey friends! @achems.bsky.social is doing amazing work w/basic and clinical research into smell, taste, and interoception (sensing body chemistry). AChemS is a nonprofit supporting basic and clinical research into chemosensation. Please consider giving!

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New "fun with Gemini." This time: image generation. Watch the algorithm struggle with itself. Am I asking it to do something it can do, or not? Is text the medium or images? How do you make text in an image? Also, trying my best Ted Lasso impression for the AI that wants so badly to please!

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Julian Meeks
@meeksandmilds.bsky.social
Associate Prof at Univ of Rochester. Twin Parent. Spouse of rockstar physician-scientist. Time for anything else? Ha! Views are my own.
392 followers485 following95 posts