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A group of scientists led by researchers at the University of Southern California’s Dornsife College has published evidence pointing to a sixth basic taste. What they discovered: The scientists found that the tongue responds to ammonium chloride through OTOP1, the same protein that detects sour taste. “If you live in a Scandinavian country, you will be familiar with and may like this taste,” said USC Dornsife neuroscientist Emily Liman, who led the study.