Mutant Fruit Flies Have Genetic Resistance to Alcohol

Give them a little booze, and fruit flies get rowdy. After too much alcohol, they’ll stagger and, eventually, pass out. But for a select few flies, alcohol’s effects are much weaker. Now, scientists have identified the genetic mutation responsible for this difference.

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