Reply #11: There are many, many studies done using fruit flies. [View All]

[LisaL]

This is just one example.
"A Queen's University study of fruit flies that may revolutionize the way birth defects are studied has identified the genes affected by a widely prescribed drug known to cause birth defects."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/11/051122093217.htm
And what about this one?
"ScienceDaily (May 5, 2003) — HANOVER, NH – Dartmouth researchers have determined that the fruit fly Drosophila can be used for further study about why more mistakes occur during cell division as eggs become older. In humans, such errors can give rise to Down syndrome, a genetic disorder where people have one extra chromosome."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/05/030505084219.htm

Does Palin have a clue that fruit flies can be used to improve our understanding of genetic diseases in humans?
My guess would be NO, based on her laughing "i kid you not" about fruit fly research.