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Are there tastes other than bitter that are genetically inherited by humans?

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We know insects can transmit diseases harmful to humans - yellow fever, lyme disease, malaria - have there been any instances of insects transmitting a beneficial aspect to humans?

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I recently learned that Celsius's original scale had boiling point at 0 °C and freezing point at 100 °C and Linnaeus inverted it a few years later. Would science be any different if the scale weren't inverted?

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Are there tastes other than bitter that are genetically inherited by humans?	1
We know insects can transmit diseases harmful to humans - yellow fever, lyme disease, malaria - have there been any instances of insects transmitting a beneficial aspect to humans?	1
I recently learned that Celsius's original scale had boiling point at 0 °C and freezing point at 100 °C and Linnaeus inverted it a few years later. Would science be any different if the scale weren't inverted?	1