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News How Genetics May Affect Tasting Food

Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region, farmers in Moscow suburbs have installed sound equipment for broadcasting classical music to create a relaxing effect for cows, which positively affects milk production.

The food consumed is sensed by receptors that are located in the tongue and nose, however, food preferences vary from one person to another. According to a new study, presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions, a specific gene makes certain compounds taste bitter, which may further make it harder for some people to add heart-healthy vegetables to their diet. Everyone inherits two copies of a taste gene called “TAS2R38”. People who inherit two copies of the variant called AVI are not sensitive to bitter tastes, so they enjoy some foods like raw veggies such as broccoli and cabbage, dark chocolate, coffee and beer. Yet, those with one copy of AVI and another called PAV find those kinds of food exceptionally bitter.

Sobhy Kaber to Open a Butcher Shop Amid the unrest and restaurants shutting down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the iconic Egyptain restaurant Sobhy Kaber has announced opening up their new butcher shop on May 3rd where they will sell affordable meat to the public. Also, they announced that they will reopen the restaurant itself on May 8th where it will only be available for delivery and takeout.

VR Cow Headset To Increase Milk Production Employees of one of the largest farms in the Moscow Region, together with IT experts, have been conducting an experiment, developing a prototype VR headset for cows in an attempt to improve their emotional state and increase their milk production. Dairy farms from different countries have allegedly shown that in a calm atmosphere, the quantity, and sometimes the quality, of milk increases as it solves pressing problems in milk production. According to the Ministry of

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