We typically think of the senses as being pretty
discrete. Sure you can ‘feel a bright color,’ or ‘see a loud necktie,’ but we
mostly consider the senses to be separate (unless we’re on acid, or
sleep-deprived, or Salvadore Dali). Here’s an example to the contrary, where a
photoreceptor gene was found hanging out with a bunch of taste genes. News like
this makes us reconsider what it means to see, to hear, and to sense the world in
general.
Tasting light: New
type of photoreceptor is 50 times more efficient than the human eye
“The new receptor protein, LITE-1, was found among a
family of taste receptors in
invertebrates [i.e. insects]”
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Don’t forget the guy who can see with his tongue.
Taste the rainbow!
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