X-Message-Number: 23184
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 17:37:23 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug Skrecky <>
Subject: 118'th update on fly longevity experiments

    This is the 118'th update of my fly longevity experiments. Average
temperature was 25.0 C during this run. Estimated maximal longevity using
the formula (363 - T*11.2) is 83 days.
    Banana pulp appeared to offer an advantage during the first 2 weeks of
this experiment. If this result is not due to chance, then there may exist
an unstable protective ingrediant in bananas. Run #119 will further
investigate this possibility.

Run #118                       Percent Survival on Day
supplement                 4  9 15 21 26 32 38 43 48 54 60
__________________________________________________________
control one               82 64 56 49 44 31 26 15 15  5  0
control two               91 72 56 34 22  9  6  0  -  -  -
banana, peel 8%           91 61 52 48 30 26 17 13  4  0  -
banana, peel 33%          72 39 39 11 11  6  0  -  -  -  -
banana, pulp 8%          100 86 71 43 14  5  0  -  -  -  -
banana, pulp 33%         100 90 80 35 35 10  0  -  -  -  -
lettuce, green leaf 8%    84 68 52 48 32 20  0  -  -  -  -
lettuce, green leaf 33%   92 62 54 54 31 15  0  -  -  -  -
lettuce, red leaf 8%      73 68 59 50 23  9  5  0  -  -  -
lettuce, red leaf 33%     79 54 54 46 39 25  4  4  4  0  -
nectarine 8%              94 65 65 65 47 18 12  0  -  -  -
nectarine 33%             95 84 63 53 47 37 21 16  0  -  -

Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=23184