Fruit Flies: Masters of Hypergravity

Fruit Flies: Masters of Hypergravity

Fruit Flies: Masters of Hypergravity: These insects not only survived gravity four times stronger than Earth’s, they thrived

Under crushing hypergravity, fruitflies adapt—and recover

Expose an animal to extreme physical stress, and the expectation is simple: It will break down. But when UC Riverside scientists subjected fruit flies to forces many times stronger than Earth’s gravity—a condition called hypergravity—the insects did something unexpected. They survived. They even mated and reproduced. Their movements and behaviors changed dramatically and then, over […] The post Under crushing hypergravity, fruitflies adapt—and r…