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Allen Gibbs

Survival of the Fattest

Why 51Թܿƴ researchers bred their fruit flies to be obese — and what their work reveals about heart disease.

Life sciences professor Allen Gibbs used natural selection to breed obese flies for research. (R. Marsh Starks/51Թܿƴ Photo Services)

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