Frisky Fruity Flies

Hold that soju!  According to Dr. Kyung-An Han, it seems that drunk fruit flies live up to their name after all.

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  1. SomeguyinKorea your flag
    Posted January 9, 2008 at 8:52 pm | Permalink

    Drosophila are probably the most studied complex organisms. Researchers love them because they have a relatively limited number of genes that can be easily mutated and they reproduce quite rapidly, so it’s quite easy to observe consecutive generations.

  2. R. Elgin your flag
    Posted January 9, 2008 at 8:53 pm | Permalink

    Yes, but read the abstract of the research project and tell me if you can keep a straight face.

  3. SomeguyinKorea your flag
    Posted January 11, 2008 at 5:33 pm | Permalink

    Yeah, the chain of male flies.

    Conservative Christians have used the ‘I was drunk’ excuse for years.

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