[trisham]

From the article: “What they don’t tell the public is that they are using HEK 293 – human embryonic kidney cells taken from an electively aborted baby to produce those receptors,” she said. “They could have easily chosen animal, insect, or other morally obtained human cells expressing the G protein for taste receptors.”

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I'm not a scientist, but how are kidney cells also taste receptors?

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

No clue.

[spunkets]

"...how are kidney cells also taste receptors? "

HEK 293 isn't really a kidney cell; it's a neuron with neuronal ancestory. It's probably used to for it's sodium channels to discover salt substiutes.