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The sense of taste is essential for survival. In animals, the ability to distinguish between nutrient and toxic substances is the fi nal defense mechanism after these materials have been scrutinized by their smell and appearance. In humans, there are additional features of taste, such as hedonism, which gave this sense a leading role in determining our life quality. At present, in the eyes of the western society, famous chefs enjoy a higher social position than the most talented performers, surgeons, scientists, top politicians, and even distinguished writers and poets. In our modern era, getting a seat in a prestigious French restaurant seems to be the ful fi llment of one’s whole life.
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Gadoth, N., Mass, E. (2012). The Lingual Taste Papillae: A Delicate and Complicated Nature’s Design for Taste Modalities Perception. In: Swan, L., Gordon, R., Seckbach, J. (eds) Origin(s) of Design in Nature. Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4156-0_19
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