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

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

We have a million times as many brain cells, or neurons, than the fruit fly which was studied.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024

In fact, just as one mouse or one fruit fly isn’t terribly useful for research, most individual cell lines and tissue samples aren’t worth anything on their own.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot