They fed fruit-fly larvae — maggots — different preparations of agarose, a sugary gel. The maggots showed a propensity for a ‘Goldilocks’ preparation, one that was neither too hard nor too ...

The new study addressed this issue in fruit fly larvae, commonly called maggots, because of the simplicity of their nervous system and the available genetic tools. The researchers established that ...

It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting ... says the findings go beyond flies. He hopes the deeper understanding of how texture plays into the whole experience of eating might one day ...

texture can be just as important as taste in fruit fly maggots. The lead author and neurobiology Ph.D. student at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland Nikita Komarov, says the findings go beyond ...

Ever bite into a delicious-looking apple ... texture can be just as important as taste in fruit fly maggots. The lead author and neurobiology Ph.D. student at the University of Fribourg in ...