Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Fruit Flies Use Alcohol as a Drug to Kill Parasites

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120216133436.htm

ScienceDaily (Feb. 16, 2012) — Fruit flies infected with a blood-borne parasite consume alcohol to self-medicate, a behavior that greatly increases their survival rate, an Emory University study finds.


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