Fruit Fly Brain (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Fruit Fly Brain

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The fly brain is half a millimeter across and contains approximately 100,000 nerve cells (green). The A-beta peptide forms plaques (red) that are linked to nerve cell death and behavioral abnormalities in the flies.

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Dr. Stanislav Ott, Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge

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