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Sushi Science: A 3-D View Of The Body's Wasabi Receptor

Jon Hamilton

The same receptor on nerve endings that makes sinuses tingle when we eat wasabi plays an important role in the pain of inflammation. The first 3-D view of the receptor could lead to better pain drugs.