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Bates said many discoveries from fruit fly neuroscience have carried over from invertebrates to mammals, including findings related to navigation, olfaction, and memory.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
They then used electron microscopy to capture millions of images showing neurons and their connections.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
The researchers have already used the connectome to study motor control, especially how a fly moves its legs and other body parts.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
At the same time, Lee and his colleagues were building a connectome of the fruit fly nerve cord, which controls the legs, wings, and other appendages while also processing sensory information.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
They had exhausted their supply of food and water, and many of them died.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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