X-Message-Number: 24626
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 11:12:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug Skrecky <>
Subject: 151'st update on fly longevity experiments

     This is the 151'st update of my fly longevity experiments. Average
 temperature was 26.8 C during this run. Estimated maximal longevity (EML)
 using the formula (363 - T*11.2) is 63 days.
     Unfortunately the batch of fly food used, was somewhat old in this
 experiment. This was almost certainly the reason why mold grew in several
 of the bottles, which likely limited their maximum survival. It is
 curious that maximum survival in control two was 10% above EML.
     Huperzine will be retested at lower, and hopefully non-toxic levels.
 The best survival at day 48 was with inositol, which will be retested as
 well.

 Run #151                 Percent Survival on Day
 supplement            17  26  32 38 43 48 53 58 64 69 74
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 control one          100 100 100 93 82 61 29 11  7  0  -
 control two           97  91  91 82 74 62 53 32  3  3  0
 glucose 2 tsp         90  83  79 72 66 41 38 17  3  0  -
 bladderwrack 500 mg  100  97  94 81 81 68 42 29 10  0 (mold)
 bladderwrack 2000 mg  93  93  93 86 83 52 35 10  0  -  -
 huperzine 2 mg        90  81  81 77 68 55 32 29 13  7  0
 huperzine 8 mg        92  68  52 32 20  0  -  -  -  -  -
 inositol 2 tsp        96  92  92 88 88 80 44 36 20  0 {mold)
 lactose 1/2 tsp      100  87  87 87 77 63 50 30  7  0  -
 lactose 2 tsp         96  88  84 80 80 52 28 12  0  - (mold)
 Na citrate 1/2 tsp    96  78  48 35 35 17  4  0  -  -  -
 Na citrate 2 tsp       0   -   -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

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