flies
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The team found that motor control in fruit flies mostly occurs locally.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Fruit flies are simple to breed and keep in the lab.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Secretary Brooke Rollins said the agency had already deployed millions of sterile flies after the first Texas case was confirmed last week, and would continue with more releases in newly confirmed areas.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
When produced and released in large numbers, sterile male flies mate with wild female flies, which then lay unfertilized eggs, according to the USDA.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The first bullet misses; the second flies overhead.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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