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  • n  any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
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  • The discerning fruit fly: Linking brain-cell activity and behavior in smell recognition
    ( Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ) Comparing apples to oranges, or different apples. Neuroscientists in Associate Professor Glenn Turner's group at CSHL have visualized and quantified the activity of cells in the fruit fly brain that process smell. They found that the activity of as few as 25 cells correlated extremely well with the flies' ability to tell different smells apart, as well group ...
    June 18, 2013 - EurekAlert!
  • Herbal extract boosts fruit fly lifespan by nearly 25 percent, UCI study finds
    ( University of California - Irvine ) The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent, according to UC Irvine researchers.
    June 18, 2013 - EurekAlert!
  • Herbal extract boosts fruit fly lifespan by nearly 25 percent
    The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent, according to researchers.
    June 18, 2013 - Science Daily

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