Ever wonder a fly brain looks like – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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Ever wonder what a fly brain looks like?

Turns out it’s pretty neat. After a decade of work, scientists have mapped out all 140,000 neurons of Drosophila melanogaster — or a fruit fly. The pictures are pretty sick, and scientists hope to use the fly brain map to figure out how bigger brains might work.

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