Friday, December 11, 2009

Fruit Flies Are Alcoholics Too

Fruit flies too can suffer from alcohol addiction.

From Cosmos:

SYDNEY: Given the chance, fruit flies will consume alcohol until they are intoxicated and enjoy it more and more over time, much like a human alcoholic, a new study has found.

In the study, published in the journal Current Biology, the fruit flies were given a choice between food containing 15% ethanol, and regular, ethanol-free food over a five-day period.

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