This is the 53'nd update of my fly longevity experiments. All bottles
contain 1/4 tsp citric acid as a standard additive. Recorded average
temperature during the experiment was 25.9 C. Slightly more water was
added to the gelatin bottle so as to prevent the flies from drying out.
In this experiment I seek to replicate the results with soy protein,
and rice polishings, which had the two best survivals in run #51. The
current results confirm that these supplements are beneficial for
survival. Gelatin may be detrimental because it is a low quality protein,
that may impare immunity.
In the next run I take a closer look at rice, and soy proteins.
Run #53 Percent Survival on Day
supplement 7 12 17 22 28 36 43 52 57 62 68
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control 93 79 71 64 57 50 36 14 0 - -
channa flour 1 tsp 92 92 92 75 58 17 0 - - - -
gelatin 1 tsp 73 64 45 9 9 0 - - - - -
rice polishings 1 tsp 94 94 82 82 71 65 41 18 0 - -
soy protein 1 tsp 100 100 100 100 86 71 50 21 7 7 0
whey 1 tsp 87 80 73 60 47 27 7 0 - - -
green pea flour 1 tsp 93 93 87 80 60 20 0 - - - -
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