Opsins are genes underpinning vision in animals. A new study shows that they are also involved in taste perception in fruit flies, significantly expanding their scope of action. This has important implications for our understanding of the evolution of vision. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Davide Pisani, Omar Rota-Stabelli, Roberto Feuda. Sensory Neuroscience: A Taste for Light and the Origin of Animal Vision. Current biology : CB. 2020 Jul 06;30(13):R773-R775
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