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Wright, G.A. (2015). Olfaction: smells like fly food.  Curr. Biol. 25(4): R144--R146.
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FBrf0230375
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Abstract
Fruit flies love foods containing yeast. A new study now shows that they are attracted to and have dedicated olfactory neurons for detecting the scents produced by yeast metabolizing common phenolic compounds in fruit.
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25689907
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DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2014.12.052
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    Language of Publication
    English
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    Abbreviation
    Curr. Biol.
    Title
    Current Biology
    Publication Year
    1991-
    ISBN/ISSN
    0960-9822
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