Fruit Fly Closeup (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

Fruit Fly Closeup

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The fruit fly -- Drosophila melanogaster -- is helping researchers understand how spaceflight affects the immune system's response to infection.

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NASA / Dominic Hart

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