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... protein . It can be demonstrated quite scientifi- cally , although far less exotically , by the same method I have already described for measuring food intake . For the present demonstration , one of the J - shaped pipettes contains protein ...
... protein . It can be demonstrated quite scientifi- cally , although far less exotically , by the same method I have already described for measuring food intake . For the present demonstration , one of the J - shaped pipettes contains protein ...
Page 69
... protein . If you have the fortitude to measure a fly's daily con- sumption of sugar and of protein over a three - week period , you will discover that the males always prefer sugar . The females , on the other hand , prefer protein to ...
... protein . If you have the fortitude to measure a fly's daily con- sumption of sugar and of protein over a three - week period , you will discover that the males always prefer sugar . The females , on the other hand , prefer protein to ...
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... protein preferences all of these in- terrelationships present a knotty problem . How does one go about discovering the mechanism causing the fly to select protein at certain times in her life ? Since the preference is coincidentally ...
... protein preferences all of these in- terrelationships present a knotty problem . How does one go about discovering the mechanism causing the fly to select protein at certain times in her life ? Since the preference is coincidentally ...
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