Fruit flies can detect heavy hydrogen: study

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 07:10 in Physics & Chemistry

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by researchers in Greece and the US has found that fruit flies can discriminate between normal and heavy hydrogen (deuterium) isotopes, which adds weight to a new theory of how the sense of smell works.

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