Sixth Taste, HIV Immunity Battle, Altruistic Bees

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Today, you’ll learn about the hunt for the elusive sixth taste, a new discovery showing how HIV keeps fighting the immune system even with effective treatment, and the altruism of bees.

Sixth Taste

“And then there were 6 - kinds of taste, that is.” by Darrin S. Joy. 2023.
“How does our sense of taste work?” NIH. 2020.
“Researchers Say Ammonium Is the Sixth Basic Taste: Here’s What to Know.” by Julia Ries. 2023.

HIV Immunity Battle

“‘Dormant’ HIV has ongoing skirmishes with the body’s immune system.” by John Carey. 2023.
“10 Things to Know About HIV Suppression.” NIH. 2020.
“Spontaneous HIV expression during suppressive ART is associated with the magnitude of function of HIV-specific CD4 and CD8 T cells.” by Mathieu Dube, et al. 2023.

Altruistic Bees

“Honey bees may inherit altruistic behavior from their mothers.” by Katie Bohn. 2023.
“Beyond conflict: Kinship theory of intragenomic conflict predicts individual variation in altruistic behaviour.” by Sean T. Bresnahan, et al. 2023.

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0:00.0	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery.
0:08.5	Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff. I'm Nate.
0:11.5	And I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for the first time, welcome to curiosity
0:14.8	where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. If you're a loyal listener,
0:18.6	welcome back. Today, you'll learn about the hunt for the elusive sixth taste, a new discovery showing how HIV keeps
0:25.6	fighting the immune system even with effective treatment, and the altruism of bees.
0:31.3	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity. We all know that
0:35.6	wonderful sugary sweetness we feel and we bite into a big juicy peach or the
0:40.0	lip-puckering sour taste of, say, a lemon.
0:43.0	Or hear me out, you put them together and you get that really nice like lemon drop
0:46.9	flavor that's just like kind of perfect.
0:49.4	Okay, yeah, love those.
0:51.2	Combinations of flavors obviously are what make foods either delicious or, you know, sometimes disgusting.
0:57.0	There are officially five unique and basic tastes that are kind of like the building blocks of all flavors.
1:03.4	Do you think you can name all five?
1:05.2	Okay, so they're sweet and they're sour, like you said.
1:09.4	They're salty?
1:11.6	Yep.
1:13.0	Bitter.
1:15.0	Yep.
1:16.0	U.
1:17.0	Spicy probably doesn't count here.
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