#  The Scientist features story on how "Bacterial Infections Disrupt Flies’ Sense of Smell" 

 





July 27, 2021

 

 

*The Scientist* has featured a piece by Abby Olena: "[Bacterial Infections Disrupt Flies’ Sense of Smell: The temporary loss of olfaction stops the flies from eating any more of whatever it is that made them sick.](https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/bacterial-infections-disrupt-flies-sense-of-smell-69004)" The piece discussed work published recently in Nature by Xiaoyu Tracy Cai, Heinrich Jasper, and others in [Nature](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03756-0). Read the article in *The Scientist* [here](https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/bacterial-infections-disrupt-flies-sense-of-smell-69004).

 

 

 



 

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