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More than a nuisance, fruit flies used to study adaptation at WSU Vancouver
Most people see fruit flies as a nuisance. A scientist at Washington State University Vancouver sees them as the key to understanding evolution.
Specific neurons may explain why maggots love the texture of decaying fruit
A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the ...
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Maggots Favor Decaying Fruit Texture
A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the fly larva mouth that allow ...
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Evolution’s many solutions: Nature finds multiple paths to success
Evolution might allow for multiple optimal solutions, depending on the constraints and conditions under which an organism ...
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Exonuclease action of replicative polymerase gamma drives damage-induced mitochondrial DNA clearance
How cells respond to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damage is not fully understood. This study uncovers a mechanism of mtDNA ...