Remember taking children’s cough syrup as a kid whenever you got sick? Some flavors were more palatable than others, but all have left most of us with distinct, visceral memories of dissolved plastic fruit. It comes as no surprise that the intended purpose of these flavors was to mask the taste of the medicine enough to take a full spoonful with only mild fuss. However, for one crucial drug called praziquantel, dealing with the horrible taste of medicine was under-funded and overlooked. Recently, scientists previously unknown to each other joined forces to tackle this issue and provided a look at how science can be done.