Buzzed bar flies reveal molecular mechanism of intoxication that could lead to hangover cure

With Christmas just behind us and New Year's around the corner, many of us will be familiar with the effects of alcohol, but exactly how it works in the brain is still shrouded in mystery. Now, scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have discovered a new step in the intoxication process – by getting flies drunk.

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Category: Biology

Tags:

• Alcohol
• Enzyme
• Fruit Flies
• molecular biology
• Molecules
• Nerves
• Scripps Research Institute

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2TftM3W