Shape-shifting molecule aids memory in fruit flies
Prionlike protein Orb2 offers clues to mechanism for remembering
FEELING FLY A protein called Orb2 may store fruit flies’ long-term memories, such as those that remind a male fly when its wing-waggling courtship is futile.
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A protein that can switch shapes and accumulate inside brain cells helps fruit flies form and retrieve memories, a new study finds.