Fruit flies at boiling point

By John Elder
Updated October 11 2012 - 1:28pm, first published September 23 2012 - 3:00am
At risk ... various species of fruit fly.
At risk ... various species of fruit fly.

IN A world first, researchers have shown that many species of fruit fly won't survive even a modest increase in temperature. Many are close to or beyond their temperature safety margin - and very few have the genetic ability to adapt to climate change.

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