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By harnessing this discovery, the researchers are able to use either. Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily. Rights and permissions Reprints and permissions. Khamsi, R.

Fruitflies tap in to their gay side. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution.

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Fruitflies tap in to : So strictly speaking, the NIH flies are not homosexual but bisexual

Additional information Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna. About this article Cite this article Khamsi, R. A new study finds drugs or genetic manipulation can turn the homosexual behavior of fruit flies on and off within a matter of hours.

Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. Buy or subscribe. Tweaking a single gene swaps fly mating behaviours. Thank you for visiting nature. While the genetic finding supports the thinking that. Published : 02 June Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:.

They found that the pollution led to an increase in gay courtships between male fruit flies, which they believe may be due to the flies’ decreased pheromone levels. Learn more.

Air Pollution Might Be : Consider last year's fruit-fly study at the University of Illinois, which the gay newsmagazine The Advocate announced with the headline, "Study finds gay gene in fruit flies

Neurobiologists have discovered that homosexuality in fruit flies is controlled by a novel regulator of synapse strength. Skip to main content Thank you for visiting nature. Female fruit flies were also less likely to be interested in male fruit flies exposed to ozone pollution.

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