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nine slices of citrus fruits arranged in rows against a white background — Photo by Isaac Quesada on Unsplash

Scientists turn to a chemical trick to fool flies into eating bitter chow

This will help uncover how flies react to bitter-tasting compounds

Josseline Ramos-Figueroa

6/1/2021, 1:24 PM

Hard candy in the shapes of various fruits like bananas and oranges — Kim Siever via Flickr

A version of this article originally appeared on Science Friday

Why don't banana-flavored candies taste like bananas?

They do, they just taste like your great-grandfather's banana (or a pear, depending on who you ask)

Johanna Mayer

6/30/2020, 8:33 PM