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A fruit fly larva with imagined electric field lines in the background.
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Fruit fly larvae will reorient themselves toward the negative pole of an electric field.

Scientists discover that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields

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Illustration of Guillermo Bazan's synthetic oligoelectrolytes

Bio-inspired Research Expands at UCSB with Army Funding Renewal
Remodeled cell structure

Remodeling at the Cellular Level
Susan Meerdink

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

Dissection of Oarfish Reveals Insights into its Ecology
Female-specific iridescent stripes in the skin of the common market squid

True Colors: Female Squid Have Two Ways to Switch Color
A fly consumes camphor-containing ice cream.

For Fruit Flies, Food Experience Can Alter Taste Preferences
fMRI connectivity results

Research Reveals Brain Connections Underlying Accurate Introspection

New Grant Supports Research on Infectious Disease Transmission

New Tool for Studying Membrane Protein Structure

Plant Specimens Go Digital
Aaron Blackwell

Dueling Infections: One Keeps the Other at Bay, Say UCSB Anthropologists

Study Examines Heavy Metal Pollutant Levels at Oil Platforms
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