SICKENED British holiday-makers who endured sewage in the pool and maggot-infested salads at a five-star resort are suing TUI ...
The researchers observed that the maggots consistently preferred the rotten fruit over the fresh one. This behavior suggested ...
Scientists have discovered that fruit fly larvae can actually "taste" food texture, thanks to specialized neurons in their ...
A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the ...
For maggots, the experience of eating a succulent meal isn’t just about how their food tastes, but also how it feels.
It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into ...
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 ...
In a new study published in the journal PLOS Biology, researchers found that when it comes to food preferences, texture can be just as important as taste in fruit fly maggots. The lead author and ...