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Gut cells may measure hunger by how watery their insides become

Gut cells may measure hunger by how watery their insides becomeWorldPing

Researchers led by Sa Kan Yoo at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan have discovered that the natural turnover of gut cells in fruit flies depends on how much food the flies get, rather than on any specific nutrient.

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