X-Message-Number: 16082
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 16:30:55 +0000
From: Kennita Watson <>
Subject: Re: fly longevity experiments
References: <>

> From: Doug Skrecky <>
> Subject: 38'th update on fly longevity experiments

Hi Mark --

I've been noting your updates with interest for quite a while.  I think 
it's great that someone is actually doing experiments.  I just today 
decided to look up some info on fruit flies on the Web.  I find myself 
wanting to know a few things (maybe I just don't remember them):

1) How long do the flies last if you feed them nothing at all?

2) Have you tried re-running some of the best supplements (ones
that did better than control) against each other to see which 
are best among them and to make sure the results weren't a
fluke?

3) How many flies does each bottle start out with?

4) I keep reading about fruit flies laying eggs at 2 days and
having a life span of 2 weeks.  Are the bottles multigenerational?
 
> 
> Run #38                       Percent Survival on Day
> supplement          6  10  13 16 22 28 35 40 45 52 57 63 67 74 79
> _________________________________________________________________
> control            96  91  91 83 65 61 61 52 52 52 43 22 17  9  0
> control (sealed)  100 100 100 87 73 67 67 47 47 27 27 20 20  7  0
> asafoeida 1/8 tsp  94  38   6  6  0  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
> galangal 1/8 tsp  100 100 100 94 88 82 76 65 53 35 24 18  6  0  -
> LICL 1/32 tsp     100 100  89 78 44 33 28 28 11  6  6  6  6  6  0
> LICL 1/16 tsp     100  82  59 29 12 12 12  6  6  0  -  -  -  -  -
> LICL 1/8 tsp      100  94  56 28 11  0  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
> LICL 1/4 tsp      100  87  33 13  0  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
> 
-- 
Live long and prosper,
Kennita
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