Yale Researchers Stop Sugar-Craving in Fruit Flies
Working with fruit flies, researchers from Yale University have discovered ways to blunt the craving for sugar. A single pair of neurons in the throat…
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Cancer Drug Prolongs the Life of Fruit Flies, Could Do the Same for Humans
Using a cancer drug called Trametinib, biologists have extended the life expectancy in fruit flies by around twelve percent. The researchers believe that the substance…
Proof That the Olfactory System of Fruit Flies is Based on Self-Regulation of Odorant Receptors
For the first time, researchers at the Max Planck Institute provide experimental proof that the extremely sensitive olfactory system of fruit flies is based on…
The Myth of Promiscuous Males & Choosy Females
Scientists think that a study, which has been a cornerstone in evolutionary biology for the last five decades, could be wrong. Ecologist and evolutionary biologist…
Drunken Larvae Learn Just As Well as Sober Larvae
Many studies suggest that the behavioral effects of alcohol in humans can be modeled in fruit flies and other animals. Scientists that were trying to…
Gene Discovery Sheds Light on How Fruit Flies Retreat from Heat
Fruit flies. They can be downright annoying in your home, but they aren’t all bad. Here’s one way that they are helping us. A new…
