Dr. Stephen Wooding, UT Southwestern Medical Center (IMAGE)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Stephen Wooding, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Dr. Stephen Wooding, a population geneticist, studies how tiny variations in genes give rise to variations in traits among a given human population. Part of his research focuses on variations in human genes responsible for bitter-taste receptors on the tongue that intercept harsh-tasting chemicals from food.

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