Record Details
Does temperature preference change in aging flies?
ScholarsArchive at Oregon State University
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Does temperature preference change in aging flies? |
| Names |
Chase, Teresa
(creator) Giebultowicz, T. (creator) Chow, E. (creator) Giebultowicz, Jadwiga (advisor) |
| Date Issued | 2015-05-14 (iso8601) |
| Note | Bachelor of Science (BS) |
| Abstract | Aging is known to be affected by many factors such as nutrition and exercise, and more studies are needed to understand the mechanisms of aging. Aging in flies shows many similarities with humans; therefore we study mechanisms of aging in flies as a model organism. Studying aging in flies requires knowledge of meaningful bio markers to measure quantitatively the rate of aging. In this study, I addressed the question of whether flies would change their temperatures preferences as they age. In a series of experiments, we sought out to compare if young flies showed the expected temperature preference rhythm (TPR).We then investigated whether the temperature preference is altered with age. We observed a trend for aging flies to lose the temperature preference rhythm. In addition, older flies preferred lower evening temperature compared to the young ones. While we were able to see a loss of temperature preference rhythm, we believe this is not a reliable or easy biomarker in the search for the measurable signs of aging. |
| Genre | Poster |
| Topic | Circadian rhythm |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/1957/55838 |
