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Fruit Flies The Importance Of Research Proposal

Thus, some important conclusions can be drawn for a further study. First, in order to properly study long-term memory in fruit flies, it is essential to have both qualified individuals and qualified equipment. This will necessitate some funds, or at least the inclusion of the experimenter in a laboratory which can furnish him or her with these particulars. In other words, this is not an easy experiment. This is, in part, due to the nature of studying long-term memory, which cannot easily be observed, especially in animals, but also to the fact that the behaviours that demonstrate long-term memory in this particular species are quite hard to observe with the naked eye. However, the species does prove the best possible for such studies, for its behaviour has been proven as evidencing long-term memory time and again, as described above.

Further Studies

In order to further study the species, various methods can be employed. The first can be observation, where one can simply look at the fruit flies and devise a way by which it can see whether these flies are affected in any way by events which can impact their long-term memory (i.e. The shocks in the experiment above). Another method, which is the best method, is the combination of observation with specific triggers, such as the shocks mentioned above, which can then further elucidate the events to which the fruit flies may be reacting.

The methods above, again, due to the complex nature of such an experiment, are neither better nor worse than previous methods; they are simply an adaptation in the hope for better results. As with any experiment, observation is paramount; however, so is the purposeful change of certain variables for a necessary effect. The study proposed here would take these steps in order to increase the validity of the findings, and hopefully to build on them. The behaviour of the fruit flies has been proven to be closely related to long-term memory, and not just a matter of habit, and the findings...

As proven by the experiments described above, the fruit fly truly does contribute to finding out various things about long-term memory and it may, one day enable humans to find medicine that can aid memory and aid with memory loss. For this reason, fruit flies studies are still necessary, for improvements can still be made, and this is what I hope to achieve with the description above of a potential study. There are many obstacles, such as the fact that many of these laboratories necessitate quite some funds, but with the right scientists, this may be done.
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