Discovery of taste receptors in the lungs

Wow, this tells how much we don't know about our body. Thanks Persia.

Talk about a late discovery!

very interesting findings! my granddaughter has suffered from athsma her whole life, and has been taking a steroid inhaler. hopefully they will be able to utilize this new information soon, so she can get off the meds she's on now.

That might partly explain why people enjoy smoking.

That might partly explain why people enjoy smoking. Some smoke is easier to taste and smell, and one can taste vapors whilst inhaling, which is far healthier and tastier. mmmmmmhm

Nice! That's really unexpected. Who would have thought? From reading the article, sounds like this may well lead to much better treatments for certain ailments.

The human body, hell, life in general, is remarkably complex and intricate. Although there has been much progress since DaVinci used to rob graves for dissection studies, the amount of knowledge is minimal. This is why you hear of doctors "practicing" medicine, and why the pharmaceutical industry banks off of us... We know merely an iota of the mystery. Just because you may be simple doesn't imply that life is simple.

kudos to medical research!