Scientists use fruit flies to study how prenatal alcohol exposure causes FAS
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Scientists use fruit flies to study how prenatal alcohol exposure causes FAS
Drinking excess alcohol during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) due to the damaging effects of alcohol on a developing baby's brain. Despite its harmful effects, pregnant mothers continue to drink alcohol - up to 3 in every 1000 babies are born with FAS, which causes intellectual disabilities, behavioural problems, growth defects and abnormal facial features.
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