i am a child and ive just read that you are taking care of your flies please explain what you mean by that

Question: i am a child and ive just read that you are taking care of your flies please explain what you mean by that
- Keywords:
  animal,
  drosophila,
  fly
Asked by mr bean to patricklennard, Marc, Charlotte G on 16 Dec 2025.
- Charlotte Gale answered on 16 Dec 2025:
  
  The flies I use are fruit flies, so we look after them by giving them the same types of food they would get from fruit. I look at how flies behave when they have the same brain diseases that humans can get, and try to treat or cure the disease

Question: i am a child and ive just read that you are taking care of your flies please explain what you mean by that