Fruit Fly

Bugs Do Drugs, And New Study Explains Why

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 02.21.2012

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Bugs do drugs. That sounds like a line from bizarro-Doctor Seuss, but it's actually the word from Emory University scientists--who say that a type of ...

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In Case You Weren't Scared Enough: Palin on "Fruit Fly Research"

Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cancer, Autism, Science, John McCain, Election 08, Genetics, Research, Sarah Palin, Fruit Flies, Palin Fruit Flies, Fruit Fly, Palin Fruit Fly, Palin Fruit Fly Research, Green News
Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle

Fruit flies are more than just the occasional vehicles for research relevant to human disabilities. They are literally the foundation of modern genetics.

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