Sweet tooth? Flies have it too—and new research explains how they know what to eat and when to stop

Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 12:10 in Biology & Nature

In studying the eating behavior of fruit flies, scientists have discovered a set of throat neurons that regulate food intake based on how hungry the flies are and whether they’ve had enough sugar. A similar neural circuit may exist in vertebrates, like us. More »

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