Long-term Memory Disrupted Genetically In Fruit Flies; Drug Found To Help Them Regain Memories, University of Alberta Study

University of Alberta -- December 11, 2008 - Edmonton - Francois Bolduc keeps more than 300,000 fruit flies in a basement laboratory, where he manipulates their genes and then tests their mental abilities. He’s called the “fly guy,” and he may sound like a comic book villain, but Bolduc is no mad scientist.

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