Genetic flaw leaves felines without sweet tooth
Now, there's a scientific theory explaining, at least in part, why cats have such snobby eating habits: genetics.
Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia and their collaborators said Sunday they found a dysfunctional feline gene that probably prevents cats from tasting sweets, a sensation nearly every other mammal on the planet experiences to varying degrees.
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