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The Key To Trapping Pesky Fruit Flies Is Already In Your Pantry
Fruit flies are annoying, but getting a handle on the problem is actually fairly straightforward. Just reach into your pantry ...
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How a map of a fruit fly’s brain could help unlock the mysteries of our own
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Over the last 10 years, more than 600 scientists at 150 labs have collaborated toward one goal: to map the entire brain of a fruit fly all in the hope of better ...
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‘One of the most important species for science’: how the humble fruit fly transformed 4 fields of research
Caitlyn Perry receives funding from the Australian Research Council. The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), more correctly called the vinegar fly, is a frequent visitor to ripe fruit in ...
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Detailed map of fly's brain holds clues to human mind
A consortium of scientists published the first complete map of a fruit fly's brain Wednesday in the journal Nature. Identifying and charting the 130,000 neurons and 50 million connections inside ...
Incursion of non-native fruit flies requires $129M in emergency funding
The Department of Agriculture said Friday it has tapped $129 million in emergency funding to battle a worsening incursion of ...
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How evolutionary adaptations enable a fruit fly to detect and thrive on toxic food sources
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena have now discovered that the fruit fly Drosophila busckii has developed a tolerance to the toxic sulfur compound ...
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'One of the most important species for science': How the humble fruit fly transformed four fields of research
But the fruit fly is much more than an annoying house guest. In fact, Drosophila melanogaster has been one of the most important species for science for more than a century. Were it not for these ...
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‘One of most important species for science’: How humble fruit fly transformed 4 key fields of research
The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) is a familiar sight around ripe fruit. It often goes unnoticed as it deposits eggs on decaying flesh. While we may have consumed these flies ...