fruit flies
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Fruit Flies Could Hold the Key to Treating Alzheimer’s Disease
Aussie researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research have found a link between Alzheimer’s and fruit flies. Yup.
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What Happens When You Keep Fruit Flies In Total Darkness For 60 Years
Since 1954, Kyoto University has been managing a population of fruit flies, living in total darkness. Now, after interbreeding some of these “dark flies” with regular flies, the researchers are learning more about the genetic adaptations taking place when fruit flies are kept entirely in the dark.