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... sensitive than you . In fact , a starving fly is ten million times more sensitive . ten You console yourself with the thought that he may be less versatile , less of a gourmet , than you 25.
... sensitive than you . In fact , a starving fly is ten million times more sensitive . ten You console yourself with the thought that he may be less versatile , less of a gourmet , than you 25.
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... sensitive . Some further requirements for this experiment to succeed are abstinence from coffee and other stimulants on the day of the experi- ment and a bountiful supply of invective . First you take a sewing needle . Only a new one ...
... sensitive . Some further requirements for this experiment to succeed are abstinence from coffee and other stimulants on the day of the experi- ment and a bountiful supply of invective . First you take a sewing needle . Only a new one ...
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... sensitivity of a fly to sugar increased nearly ten million - fold from the time he was fed until one hundred hours after feeding . In other words , as he became hungrier he would respond to more and more dilute sugar so his sensitivity ...
... sensitivity of a fly to sugar increased nearly ten million - fold from the time he was fed until one hundred hours after feeding . In other words , as he became hungrier he would respond to more and more dilute sugar so his sensitivity ...
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