Scientists Make Fruit Flies Gay, Then Straight Again

[Prrkitty]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316316,00.html

Quote: While several studies find homosexuality in humans and other animals is biological rather than learned, a question remains over whether it's a hard-wired phenomenon or one that can be altered.

A new study finds that both drugs and genetic manipulation can turn the homosexual behavior of fruit flies on and off within a matter of hours.
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I'm uhhhh... I honestly don't know what to think or say about this article. What is it about fruit flies that scientists use them for their studies? And why do they think that making fruit flies gay and then straight... pertains to humans?

[Dechipher]

Yay homosexuality! No more overpopulation!

[Archibaldo]

At least if they're gay we won't have any more fruit flies. Unless of course they decide to adopt a fruit fly orphan from china. But I doubt the fruit flies have the necessary skills to fill out proper paper work.

Btw, tee hee fruit flies. Get it? Fruit? Cause they're gay. Tee hee.

[Breaker]

I don't want any of these gay fucking flies around my yard, filling it with evil.

[Aegix Drakan]

0_o wha...

o...k...that's odd...

...and just how do they expect this to carry over to humans, who are much more complicated life forms?

:P how much you wanna bet that some organization will campain to have people injected with this stuff to make everyone straight?

[Russ]

Okay. This is quite odd. Gay fruit flies. :eek: But what makes them think this pertains to humans just becuase it does to fruit flies?

[Dechipher]

After this, all we'll need is something to make everyone white.

Then we can all be the same.

[AlexMax]

I'm uhhhh... I honestly don't know what to think or say about this article. What is it about fruit flies that scientists use them for their studies? And why do they think that making fruit flies gay and then straight... pertains to humans?

Because it gives creedence to the notion that human sexual preference is indeed biological?

[Jenny]

I don't want any of these gay fucking flies around my yard, filling it with evil.

Neather do i.


but... WHY fruit flys? ... wouldnt it make more sense to use like, sheep or farm animals or somthing? just my thought.

[Tim]

No one cries when they test on flies but god forbid if they test even shampoo on animals, people go apeshit.

[phattonez]

^^It's because those animals are cute and who wants to hurt the cute little furry animals?

[copsgotguns]

After this, all we'll need is something to make everyone white.

Then we can all be the same.

dont forget mass converting everyone to christianity!

i wonder if theyre working on drugs and genetic manipulation for that too.

[Glitch]

more like fruity flies, AMIRITE?

[Rakshiba]

Now if only they made a drug that controls your mind completly.

[Jenny]

LOL @ phattonez.

well, that does make sense i suppose. it's probably all leading up yo Gorge Bush being gay, and then mass-mind-controling everyone to do his rights.

then again, the tec for that is already available. talk about EWW.


Who knew flys had sex? that's just disturbing.

eww fruit fly groin.

[ZTC]

How do you think they reproduce? ;)
Pretty interesting study.

[Jenny]

How do you think they reproduce? ;)
Pretty interesting study.

I never thought about it, considering I dont really care for BUGS. Bugs bug me. :P

[punkonjunk1024]

Fucking gay flies, fucking each other. Shit.