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I work in a lab where some of the researchers are working on the much simpler fly gut. Even in the simpler fly It’s very difficult to get anything approaching c
by acomjean 7y ago
I work in a lab where some of the researchers are working on the much simpler fly gut. Even in the simpler fly It’s very difficult to get anything approaching causality because they’re are so many variables in gut bacteria populations. It’s a huge ecosystem unto itself.
- cheerlessbog 7y agoFlies can eat literal garbage so I am also curious how their guts do not have arbitrary digestive problems (let's just say there's not much quality control on the input). Also whether they develop infections.