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17 days ago
Fruit flies remember their larval diet, which influences their longevity
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Ars Technica is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 29 Sept 2026, 14:39 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Fruit flies remember their larval diet, which influences their longevity”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Back in the 1930s, scientists noticed that water fleas and rats fed restricted diets while young went on to live longer. The same effect has since turned up in fruit flies and mice.
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Fruit flies remember their larval diet, which influences their longevity
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