Summary: Sexually Frustrated Fruit Flies Turn to the Bottle Episode 28 by Sarah Chow (Click here to directly access the MP3) (Access the full text transcript) Being rejected is never easy to take, even if you’re a fruit fly. It seems that both humans and flies turn to the bottle for comfort. Listen to the Podcast to learn more… For More Information: NPR: When Fruit Flies Strike Out, They Like To Booze It Up Science magazine: Sexually Rejected Flies Turn to Booze Nature magazine: Rejected flies turn to booze Sarah Chow is a recent graduate of the Banff Science Communication program and enjoys bringing the humour into science one podcast at a time. She also produces and hosts her own science news segment on CiTR radio (www.citr.ca) called Simply Science. Sarah is also a PhD student at the University of British Columbia studying Pacemaker Channels in the heart. You can visit her blog www.sschow.com or follow her on twitter @sswchow
