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More specifically, he has been researching the thermal limits of fruit flies ever since he was an undergraduate biology student at Western University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got excited at how little was known in this area,\u201d he says. \u201cIt just seemed like such a vast field to play, to explore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/story\/frosted-flies-research-explores-genes-that-lead-to-cell-death-in-insects\/?utm_source=Homepage&amp;utm_medium=Spotlight\">more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton University biology professor\u00a0Heath MacMillan\u00a0has spent most of his career trying to understand what causes insects to live or die at low temperatures. 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