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Subject: Is there really such thing as a 'cilantro soap' gene?

Date: Wed Dec 17 12:56:47 2003
Posted by Emily
Grade level: nonaligned School: National Geographic Magazine
City: Washington DC State/Province: No state entered. Country: USA
Area of science: General Biology
ID: 1071687407.Gb
Message:

My colleagues and I were out to lunch today at a Japanese restaurant and 
it came up that some of us have heard that there is a gene that causes 
people to think cilantro tastes like soap.  I am one of the unfortunate who 
think cilantro tastes like soap and am very curious if this rumor is true?  I 
did a quick search on google and couldn't find anything reliable or 
scientifically-based.  Please help!  We are so curious!
Emily


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