Is Organic Better? Ask a Fruit Fly

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The research, titled “Organically Grown Food Provides Health Benefits to Drosophila melanogaster,” tracked the effects of organic and conventional diets on the health of fruit flies. By nearly every measure, including fertility, stress resistance and longevity, flies that fed on organic bananas and potatoes fared better than those who dined on conventionally raised produce.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/17/is-organic-better-ask-a-fruit-fly/