Biologists Identify The Biological Mechanism For Nutritional Memory In Fruit Flies

By Jacek Krywko · Ars Technica · 2026-09-29

According to Ars Technica, researchers at Japan's RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research have discovered how larval diets dictate the lifespan of adult fruit flies. The team found that limiting protein intake in maggots triggers a specific storage protein that signals the

According to Ars Technica, researchers at Japan's RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research have discovered how larval diets dictate the lifespan of adult fruit flies. The team found that limiting protein intake in maggots triggers a specific storage protein that signals the