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Edible candy models could become the new way we learn

A tastier and more accessible way to digest information.

by Jennifer Walter
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When you think of school, memories of reading textbooks and watching educational videos might come to mind. But what if instead of seeing, you could taste the lesson instead?

Bryan F. Shaw

That’s what one group of students did for a study published in Science Advances. Researchers made 3D printed, candy-sized models of proteins, and asked some of the students to identify them with their mouths.

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