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A Little Guy, but He Can Sure DRINK

By Montag | Related entries in Kitchen Sink, Science

fruit fly
Scientists have discovered a gene that leads to alcohol ‘tolerance’ in fruit flies:

The gene — named hangover by its discoverers — is part of a genetic pathway that enables the flies to deal with increasing amounts of alcohol, according to researchers.

Health Day: ‘Hangover’ Gene Holds Clues to Alcoholism


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4 Responses to “A Little Guy, but He Can Sure DRINK”

  1. Chris Says:
    August 11th, 2005 at 4:47 am

    Jeez that is one freaky picture.

  2. Montag Says:
    August 11th, 2005 at 9:16 am

    The site I snagged that picture from has a bunch of similar images. The homepage beacons “Come explore familiar and unexpected views of the microscopic world with these colorized images from electron microscopes at the University of Hawaii.” Pretty neat stuff.

  3. Robert Speirs Says:
    August 11th, 2005 at 12:06 pm

    It’s even more amazing when you consider that before he started drinking, he looked like Walter Matthau. Wait a minute, that’s an improvement!

  4. Joshua Says:
    August 11th, 2005 at 1:21 pm

    To paraphrase Groucho Marx: Time flies like the wind; fruit flies like banana daiquiris.

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