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# fruit flies

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8 emotions fruit flies bring out in every Irish person

It’s that time of year again.

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Jul 28th 2016, 10:00 PM

Scientists might have found the reason that people suffer from alcoholism

The experiment involved looking at a protein that exists in both fruit flies and humans.

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Jul 14th 2015, 6:03 AM

Gene discovery linked to why we stop feeling the clothes we wear once we’re dressed

Trinity College scientists work with fruit flies to make discovery about ‘habituation’ that could help with some neurological diseases.

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Dec 20th 2013, 6:45 AM