An appetite suppressant with side effects
10/04/2016![Allatostatin A-producing cells in the nervous system and midgut (magenta) and genetic labeling (green) in fruit flies. (Photo: Team Wegener)](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/f/csm_1004wegener-plos1_e852a7cf86.jpg)
Neurogeneticists from the University of Würzburg have discovered a peptide in Drosophila that has a strong impact on the fly's feeding and sleeping habits. At the same time, it is associated with the insects' circadian clock.
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