Specific neurons may explain why maggots love the texture of decaying fruit
A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the ...
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Biologists pinpoint neurons that sense how food tastes and feels — in maggots
For maggots, the experience of eating a succulent meal isn’t just about how their food tastes, but also how it feels. Researchers used genetic tools to reveal that certain neurons in the brain control ...
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Fossil Hunter Discovers 66-Million-Year-Old Vomit in Denmark, Offering a Clue to the Cretaceous Food Chain
A marine animal snacked on some sea lilies that did not agree with its stomach—and we now know what happened next ...