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Una Buena Amargura
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A algunas personas les gusta el brócoli, otras lo detestan. ¡Debe haber una razón científica! Las verduras crucíferas contienen compuestos amargos llamados glucosinolatos. Ciertos genes humanos determinan si una persona puede degustar este amargor. Para probar esto, los científicos usan la PTC (feniltiocarbamida), un compuesto artificial similar a los glucosinolatos.
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