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The Curious Tale of Pine Mouth Syndrome
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English - October 16, 2018 19:54 - 26 minutes - 49 MBChemistry Science americanchemicalsociety atoms chemistry drugs history ions molecules science Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, we try to track down the chemical underpinnings of pine mouth syndrome: a persistent bitter taste some people experience after eating pine nuts. But despite searching everywhere from the species of pine tree to our own genes, the cause remains elusive.