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Fruit fly biorhythms differ indoors and out

Response to daily real-life cues suggest lab findings may need second look

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

The first big study of daily rhythms in fruit flies outdoors doesn’t match some of the basic results from decades of lab tests.

GOT RHYTHM? Take a lab fruit fly outside, and the long-familiar basic rhythms of daily movements may change, according to a novel outdoor monitoring project.