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Sexually Rejected Flies Turn to Booze - ScienceNOW... 
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Evolutionary Biologist Michael Rose has found a sure-fire way to greatly increase life expectancy: In fruit flies. He has shown that by delaying breeding, he can extend their offsprings’ lifespans over the long run—up to eighty generations down the line. While this may seem like a bit of a let-down, he explains that it is through understanding these mechanisms that we learn how to harness them.
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Though the researchers provide many mathematical descriptions of their result, you can see it easily and immediately in this video. The 0g flies are on the top left.
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Using powerful magnets to levitate fruit flies can provide vital clues to how biological organisms are affected by weightless conditions in space, researchers say.
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