PBS NewsHour

What a fly’s brain tells us about our own minds

Clip: 07/23/2014 | 8m 49s

The fruit fly has a very long and distinguished career in science. At a facility considered a Nirvana for scientists, researchers pursue greater understanding of biomedical processes, using test subjects like dragonflies and zebrafish. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on how the Janelia Farm Research Campus supports groundbreaking basic research.

Aired: 07/23/14

Rating: NR

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