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Scientists Make Fruit Flies Gay, Then Straight Again
Monday, December 10, 2007

By Robert Roy Britt

While several studies find homosexuality in humans and other animals is biological rather than learned, a question remains over whether it's a hard-wired phenomenon or one that can be altered.

A new study finds that both drugs and genetic manipulation can turn the homosexual behavior of fruit flies on and off within a matter of hours.

While the genetic finding supports the thinking that homosexuality is hard-wired, the drug finding surprisingly suggests it's not that simple.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316316,00.html
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