Why do men and women store fat differently? The answer might lie with fruit flies

So interesting how a tiny creature like a fruit fly or a wolf spider could tell us so much about the action with atoms and cells and RNA and DNA and how they relate to chromosomes and the differences between males and females and fat storage.

In many species, females store more fat than males — something that applies both to humans and fruit flies. In fact, fruit flies are so genetically similar to our own species that we share nearly 75% of disease-causing genes. Some of these genes may also explain why females store […]

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