Fruit Fly Calorie-Restricted Diet (IMAGE)

University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine

Fruit Fly Calorie-Restricted Diet

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A cartoon of an elderly fruit-fly enjoying his breakfast. The effects of calorie-restricted diets on fruit fly aging and lifespans is not uniform across different strains. A new study looks at small molecules involved in cell metabolism to see why this inconsistency occurs.

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Alice C. Gray

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