Wednesday, November 9, 2005|
SCIENCE NOTES: Worms Know Bad Food When They Smell It For most people, just a whiff of food that has made them sick in the past is enough to trigger a wave of nausea—and to prevent them from eating that food again. It's a response that's instantaneous, involuntary, and so fundamental to basic biology that it occurs in a broad range of species. Even worms, researchers have now shown, quickly learn to avoid smells associated with foods that have made them ill. Research published in the November 10, 2005, issue of Nature. For the full story, go to http://www.hhmi.org//news/bargmann3.html 11:48:07 AM  comment [] trackback []
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