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Warming Climate Implies More Flies—and Disease

发表于 2019-02-21 implies flies adchoices

The incidence of foodborne illness could jump in a warming world, due to an increase in housefly activity. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your…

Scientists Fool Flies with "Virtual Tastes"

发表于 2019-06-27 flies tastes bitter

By switching fruit flies' sensory neurons on and off with light, scientists were able to create the sensation of sweet or bitter tastes. Christopher Intagliata …

Flowers Deceive Flies with Chemical Cocktail

发表于 2016-10-14 flies chemical flowers

The parachute flower smells like alarm pheromones of a honeybee, to attract tiny flies that feed on bees under attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m…

High-Sugar Diet Makes Flies Drop Like...Flies

发表于 2017-01-24 appetite flies adchoices

A study examines the effects of a high-sugar diet on the life spans of fruit flies. Another studies how the flies’ appetite-suppressing pathways may be similar …

Gut Microbes Help Keep Starved Flies Fecund

发表于 2017-04-27 starved fecund flies

Microbes living in the guts of fruit flies appear to influence the flies' food choice—and promote egg production, even under a nutrient-poor diet. Christopher I…