Genetically modified zebrafish and fruit flies munch on mercury to make it less toxic
Scientists from Australia have successfully bioengineered genetically modified fruit flies and zebrafish capable of absorbing ...
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Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into figuring out why and what neurons are responsible.
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Researchers Uncover How Fruit Flies Taste Food Texture
A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the ...
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Is Monk Fruit a Healthy Alternative to Sugar?
Monk fruit is a healthier alternative to sugar or artificial sweeteners. Although research is limited, evidence suggests that monk fruit may have health benefits. It contains antioxidants, is safe for ...
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Fruit Fly Problem? Here’s How to Eliminate Them Permanently
These expert-backed tips from an entomologist will help banish fruit flies and keep your kitchen pest-free for good. A recent graduate of the University of Minnesota, Nina started at CNET writing ...
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Maggot filled peaches triggers fruit fly outbreak alert in Adelaide eastern suburb Glynde
One of the world’s most destructive pests has been detected in an Adelaide eastern suburbs area and strict quarantine restrictions have been introduced. See the areas affected and what the ...
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Cat Accidentally Left on Plane Flies Between New Zealand and Australia 3 Times in 24 Hours
The New Zealand Herald reports that while Neas didn’t pay costs for the return trip, she had originally paid Christchurch-based company Move My Pet $1106 ($1948 NZD) to have Mittens fly with her.
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The strange history of citrus fruit spans ancient China and Rome to the Renaissance and today's lunchbox
But the story is a bit more complicated as, like most citrus fruit, the orange is actually a hybrid. "There is no such thing as a wild orange in China," botanist David Mabberley, adjunct professor ...
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How evolutionary adaptations enable a fruit fly to detect and thrive on toxic food sources
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena have now discovered that the fruit fly Drosophila busckii has developed a tolerance to the toxic sulfur compound ...
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23 species of blood-sucking flies recorded in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have identified 23 species of blood-sucking flies, 13 of them recorded for the first time in the country, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Donald Trump flies on Air Force One with Melania & Baron for Inauguration Day in Washington | Watch video
US-President-elect Donald Trump boarded Air Force One from Florida to fly to Washington DC on Saturday for his inauguration at Capitol Hill on Monday. Trump was accompanied by his wife Melania ...
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Trump flies on Air Force plane to Washington as Biden sticks to tradition
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump leaves Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach ...