Fruit fly moms medicate young with alcohol

Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 18:00 in Biology & Nature

It's not likely anyone would give a fruit fly a "Best Mother of the Year" award — after laying her eggs, she hits the road, never to be heard from again. New research shows that she'll use alcohol to protect her kids.

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