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... fucose . Given a choice of glucose or fucose , flies gorge them- selves on fucose and slowly starve to death even though there is a more than adequate supply of glucose in the neigh- boring tube a mere one inch away . Here is an example ...
... fucose . Given a choice of glucose or fucose , flies gorge them- selves on fucose and slowly starve to death even though there is a more than adequate supply of glucose in the neigh- boring tube a mere one inch away . Here is an example ...
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