When you enjoy food, it’s not just about the taste. The appearance, flavor, and texture also play a role. Some food items are ...

Scientists have discovered that fruit fly larvae can actually "taste" food texture, thanks to specialized neurons in their ...

A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the fly larva mouth that allow the taste of food texture.

It’s illegal to sell or buy, but casu marzu, a maggot-infested sheep milk cheese is a revered delicacy on the Italian island ...

Maggots love to feed on decaying fruit. New research explains how they found this out and the implications for having texture be such a big deal.

A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the fly larva mouth that allow the taste of food texture. Published in the ...

Specifically, they looked at the larvae, which eat constantly. The question was, which aspects of rotting fruit do these maggots like and dislike? First, Komarov engineered larvae without their taste ...

Maggots love to feed on decaying fruit. New research explains how they found this out and the implications for having texture be such a big deal. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an ...

The researchers established that maggots will not eat food that is too hard or too soft, but if it is just right -- corresponding to days old decaying fruit -- they dig in. Hypothesizing that this ...

Some locals spin the cheese through a centrifuge to merge the maggots with the cheese. Others like it au naturel. They open their mouths and eat everything. If you are able to overcome the ...

KOMAROV: The maggot perceives the food in this multidimensional ... He hopes the work might one day provide insights into eating disorders among people. KOMAROV: Understanding the function of ...