John Hawks reports that the gene that, when mutated, can turn male flies gay and females into lesbians can also make boy flies fight like girls and vice-versa. This research will be published in an upcoming edition of Nature Neuroscience. And be sure to check out the videos from the fruit fly Drosophila Fight Club.
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