There's a Fly in my Wine!
February 11, 2019
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as posted by the channelNo flies were killed in the making of this video! Both flies woke up after about five minutes and flew away when later released. Typically, CO2 is used in the lab to temporarily anesthetize flies for things like sorting and observation, but at home, ice was a simpler and safer option. In fact, I used ice to temporarily slow down flies all the time during my undergraduate research, because we were interested in the flies' sensory responses, and things like CO2 and other chemical means of anesthetizing flies could mess with their sensory abilities!
A fruit fly landed in my glass of wine a few weeks ago, and I remembered a study I had heard about that said even a single fly could change the flavor of a glass of wine... It was time to make a video!
Citations and Further Reading:
Original Article
New Scientist Summary
Z411A1 elicits flight attraction in both males and females
Drosophila Alarm Pheromones
Chromosomal Sex determination in Drosophila
Drosophila Sex DeterminationEvery cell for itself
Also, welcome to my new set! I'm still trying to get the lighting right (I'm more than a little washed out here...) but let me know what you think :)
Another giant thank you to my Patreon supporters, including my amazing ribosomes:
Marcel Ward
Dave Moore
Christopher Miles
Ben Krasnow
Mathieu Moog
Palle Helenius
Phiroze Dalal
Tim Rhodes
Peter Cook
Brad
Filip
Jerry
Edgar Romero
Diane & George Dainis
Thomas Davis
Alexandra Daly
Don Burlone
Tim McNally
Jose Cruz
Brandon C.
William Pilkington
Kevin Hardesty
Nick Ramos
Also a special shout out to Susanna, who double checked my fly biology!
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Skunk and Rose photos are public domain, from the National Park Service and Olympic National Park (woohoo national parks!).'
Music:
"Tango de la Noche" by Wayne Jones
"Great Hope" by Vibe Mountain
Sound Effects from FreeSound.com
"fly01" by Kneedless
"Water Click" by Mafon2
Thank you to DCMP for captioning!
Video produced by Helicase Media LLC (my new science production company!)
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