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Brain circuit in fruit fly that detects anti-aphrodisiac uncovered

July 7, 2015 by

New research has identified the neural circuit in the brain of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) that is responsible for detecting a taste pheromone, which controls the decision of male flies to mate with females.

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