Sweet! Certain Tastes Help Fruit Flies Live Longer

Monday, May 19, 2014 - 14:30 in Biology & Nature

Exposure to certain tastes can lengthen or shorten the life spans of fruit flies, leading researchers to wonder whether taste buds also affect human longevity. An inability to taste nutrients might lead to life-lengthening adaptations.

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