Read along to know 7 interesting fact about the human tongue from its real purpose to unique features with Dr. Meenu Sharma, Associate Professor, Physiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College Shimla.

Scientists claim to have created the first ever synthetic tongue using 3D printing. The 'biometric tongue', developed in the UK, mimics the elasticity, wettability and unique rough texture of a ...

A new and improved model of the human tongue. Sanders and Mu, The Anatomical Record Though the human tongue is one of our most important structures, write the authors of a new paper, it’s also ...

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The world's first human tongue transplant has been carried out successfully by surgeons in Austria, it was reported yesterday. The patient is a 42-year-old man who was suffering from a malignant ...

The tongue helps people taste food, but structures on its surface also help them sense textures -- something that's also very important when savoring a meal. Now, researchers reporting in ACS ...

The human tongue is a highly sophisticated and complex organ. It's surface is made up of hundreds of small buds -- known as papillae -- that assist with taste, talking and swallowing.