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Daydrawing 230613

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June 13, 2023

9 x 12 inches 
graphite, typewriter on paper

The article that inspired the drawing: 
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-corpses-lifespan-flies.html

"Researchers led by Christi Gendron at the University of Michigan have found the link between death perception and accelerated aging in flies. Their new study, published June 13 in the open access journal PLOS Biology shows that a specific group of brain cells in the fly, called R2 and R4 neurons, are activated when flies encounter other dead flies, and that this increased activity leads to more rapid aging."