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Northwestern MolBioSci @numolbiosci.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

NU professors Juan Du & Marco Gallio have been named 2025 Innovation Fund Investigators for their research examining how fruit fly protein evolved from detecting bitter taste to sensing heat. Their work shows how species adapt to sensory demands and how temperature is detected at a molecular level.

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