Sugar Central - Museum At Home: Adult Edition

Get ready for our favorite sugar-focused holiday, Halloween, by taking a closer look at how food choices affect our brains. Dive deep into the research of Monica Dus, U-M neuroscientist and associate professor in the U-M Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, who studies how fruit flies respond to sugar.

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Expert Expo

Meet scientists and learn about their research

Sugar Central Virtual Research Station

Audience: Teens and Adults
Grades: 7+
Duration: 15 minutes

Sugar, a high-energy food, is rare in nature. But through modern technology, it's now everywhere. People are eating more sugar than before, but the reason for this overconsumption may surprise you.

Watch the UMMNH Virtual Research Station Sugar Central to learn how U-M researcher Monica Dus studies how flies react to sugary diets. Insights on fruit fly feeding can contribute to strategies designed to improve the health and eating habits of people.

Learn more at Dus Lab Website

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“What you eat can reprogram your genes – an expert explains the emerging science of nutrigenomics.”
Audience: Adults
Grades: 8+
Duration: 6 minutes

People typically think of food as calories, energy and sustenance. However, the latest evidence suggests that food also “talks” to our genome, which is the genetic blueprint that directs the way the body functions down to the cellular level. In this article, U-M neuroscientist, Monica Dus, explains how communication between food and genes may affect your health, physiology and longevity.

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