X-Message-Number: 25424
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 18:36:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug Skrecky <>
Subject: 161'st update on fly longevity experiments

     This is the 161'st update of my fly longevity experiments. Average
 temperature was 25.5 C during this run. Estimated maximal longevity
 using the formula (363 - T*11.2) is 78 days.
     I was impressed by some research reports on broccoli sprouts, and so
 decided to test them as well as other sprouts. To no great surprise, raw
 garlic and onion sprouts turned out to harmful. However I was
 disappointed by raw bean sprouts. Flies turned out to not be as impressed
 by broccoli sprouts as I was. There may have been a very slight benefit
 at low doses of these sprouts.

 Run #161                   Percent Survival on Day
 supplement             13 18 23 28 33 38 43 48 63 70 80
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 control one            76 67 57 48 38 29 29 19  0  -  -
 control two            73 73 73 70 42 36 33 24  9  3  0
 alfalfa sprouts  5%    78 67 67 59 52 37 19  4  0  -  -
     "           20%    56 44 50 33 33 22 22 22  0  -  -
 broccoli sprouts 2.5%  71 65 59 59 50 47 44 38  9  0  -
     "            5%    85 65 62 54 50 50 39 35 15 12  0
     "           10%    77 65 58 50 50 39 39 19  8  4  0
     "           20%    71 62 48 29 19 14 10 10  0  -  -
 garlic sprouts   5%    80 30 25 10 10 10 10  5  0  -  -
     "           20%    59 41 41 18  9  5  0  -  -  -  -
 bean sprouts     5%    90 75 75 60 60 40 25 15  5  0  -
     "           20%    83 83 72  6  6  6  0  -  -  -  -
 onion sprouts    5%    78 65 57 48 44 35 26 22  9  0  -
     "           20%    58 42 33 21 13 13  4  0  -  -  -

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