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Bacteria Living in The Brains of Fruit Flies Have a Surprising Effect on Their Memory


Improving recall in humans with a pill or gentle jolt is still an experimental idea, but new research suggests a bacteria naturally found in up to 70 percent of insect species could in some select cases boost their learning and memory.

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