From: Doug Skrecky (oberon@vcn.bc.ca)
Date: Tue Jan 21 2003 - 23:33:26 MST
This is the 79'th update of my fly longevity experiments. Average
temperature was 22.0 C during this run. Here I cast the net wide, and take
a look at a variety of supplements, including some obscure items, such as
grass jelly, tamarind, and white gourd.
Back in run #41, an apple cider vinegar powder increased longevity at
0.5 and 2 gm dosages. I went on to test a variety of liquid vinegars,
without much luck. However unlike liquid vinegars, a powder has little or
no acetic acid in it, so it is really a different product. Here I give the
vinegar powder a second try at slightly higher dosages.
A product called lifespan armor was recieved in the mail, which
featured bearberry as its single largest ingrediant. Here I give it the
fly test.
I recently read something interesting on RNA/DNA supplements, and even
though a long time ago I had tried it on flies with poor results, I
decided to give it a try again, and once again got more poor results.
Inconsistent effects have been obtained with coconut juice in the
past. Here I try a variety of brands of this juice. All were effective in
increasing maximum lifespan, in this run.
Grass jelly, and white gourd drinks gave superlative results. However
it remains to be seen how much of this extension is due to the
supplements, and how much is due to good luck.
Run #79 Percent Survival on Day
supplement 28 33 43 50 55 60 65 71 76 81 88 93 99
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control 1 61 33 11 6 0 - - - - - - - -
control 2 35 15 5 0 - - - - - - - - -
cider vinegar powder 1 gm 64 55 32 5 0 - - - - - - - -
cider vinegar powder 4 gm 42 26 26 11 11 11 5 0 - - - - -
coconut juice (Coconut Palm) 53 47 20 13 13 7 0 - - - - - -
coconut juice (FOCO) 41 41 24 18 18 18 6 12 6 0 - - -
coconut juice (T.A.S.) 89 83 61 56 56 44 22 11 6 6 0 - -
coconut juice (Wonderfarm) 63 63 56 31 25 25 25 19 0 - - - -
grass jelly drink 67 58 58 58 58 58 58 50 25 25 8 8 0
lifespan armor 1 gm 53 47 24 12 6 6 0 - - - - - -
lifespan armor 4 gm 43 29 29 14 14 0 - - - - - - -
RND/DNA 200 mg 29 14 7 0 - - - - - - - - -
RNA/DNA 800 mg 24 18 0 - - - - - - - - - -
saw palmetto 40 mg 33 33 28 17 6 0 - - - - - - -
saw palmetto 160 mg 18 12 12 12 6 6 6 0 - - - - -
tamarind juice 83 75 75 50 50 25 17 0 - - - - -
white gourd drink >>>>>>> 100 93 93 86 71 64 36 7 0 -
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