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Genetically Modified Fruit Flies Can Smell Light
Blue light smells like bananas -- if you're a genetically modified fruit fly.
Scientists in Germany figured out how to modify fruit fly larvae so they can "smell" light, encouraging them to move toward it, rather than away from it like they normally would. Before you get excited about actually smelling Skittles when you see a rainbow, however, bear in mind that the fruit fly larvae are much easier to manipulate than humans.
Scientists in Germany figured out how to modify fruit fly larvae so they can "smell" light, encouraging them to move toward it, rather than away from it like they normally would. Before you get excited about actually smelling Skittles when you see a rainbow, however, bear in mind that the fruit fly larvae are much easier to manipulate than humans.
