Drunk Fruit Flies Could Shed Light On Genetic Basis of Human Alcohol Abuse

A study published in Genome Biology journal states that humans and fruit flies respond to alcohol in very similar ways at the gene level. The researchers hope that it may help to explain why some people are genetically predisposed to alcohol abuse. Like humans, fruit flies get “drunk” when exposed to large amounts of alcohol.Researchers Tatiana Morozova, Robert Anholt, and Tr... [Read More]