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Ways to Make Sure You Never Have Fruit Flies Again
The other day, I spent five minutes amid a circling halo of fruit flies, searching my hanging basket for the culprit. It turned out to be a rotting baby potato hidden amongst the fresh ones.
Insomniac fruit fly mutants show enhanced memory despite severe sleep loss
Fruit fly mutants that have severe sleep deficits perform better at olfactory learning and memory tasks, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Sheng Huang and ...
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Researchers raise concerns after experiment feeding microplastics to flies suggests troubling health consequences: 'A comprehensive threat'
A new study involving fruit flies suggests that microplastic exposure is a significant threat that could shorten the lifespans of organisms. A writeup by Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology ...