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"The common fruit fly (
Drosophila melanogaster), more correctly called the
vinegar fly, is a frequent visitor to ripe fruit in households around the
world, where it often deposits eggs on rotting flesh without being noticed. We
have probably all consumed different body parts of fruit flies – without any
known ill effects.
But the fruit fly is much more than an annoying house guest.
In fact,
Drosophila melanogaster has been one of the most important species
for science for more than a century.
Were it not for these flies, some of the most significant scientific
discoveries might never have been made."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
