fruit fly
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In the field, those 20-inch black-painted aluminum wheels wouldn’t stay pretty for long; those running boards would have the life expectancy of a fruit fly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
The study also demonstrates the value of fruit fly models for studying neurological diseases, including age-related conditions, Zhai noted.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2025
But it wasn't until October that scientists studying the brain of a fruit fly mapped the position, shape and connections of every single one of its 130,000 cells and 50 million connections.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024
The goal is to keep the oriental fruit fly from spreading to more crops while working to eliminate the pest.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024
It was nothing like a fruit fly and wanted nothing to do with fruit flies.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
