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Bugs don't bug flies

Bacteria presence seems curiously irrelevant to fly lifespan.

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  1. Ren, C. et al. Cell Metabolism doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2007.06.006 (2007).

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Kaplan, M. Bugs don't bug flies. Nature (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/news070806-8

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