Post #3951657
2026-07-19 22:54 UTC
@iamnotU@mastodon.social @dbattistella@todon.eu
What is genius to do with replicating what Georgetown University discovered back in 2008. Why not give credit where it is due?
Georgetown researchers found that tobacco hornworm caterpillars could be trained to avoid particular odors delivered in association with a mild shock. When adult moths emerged from the pupae of trained caterpillars, they also avoided the odors, showing that they retained their larval memory.
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@iamnotU@mastodon.social 2026-07-19 22:58
@tatko@mastodon.social @dbattistella@todon.eu what amazes me are these guys who seem intent on proving to me that this kid was not a genius even though my genius comment was just a throwaway observation. Guess what duh, I could give a flying fuck one way or the other. As the tag says I am not you