Male fruit flies enjoy ejaculation

A probe of the brain’s reward system looks at Drosophila sex (or lack thereof) and drinking

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RED-LIGHT DISTRICT  Levels of a brain reward compound increased in male fruit flies genetically engineered to ejaculate when exposed to red light when the insects were bathed in the rosy hue.

Avi Jacob/BIU microscopy unit

Moody red lighting in a lab is helping researchers figure out what fruit flies like best about sex.