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Description Perception of salts by Drosophila were studied, distinct receptor sites were found; two genes coding for enzyme pyruvate decarboxylase were found, one of them was successfully cloned; neurons were being labelled using horseradish peroxide or cobalt(II) ; molecular analysis of two muscle mutants were initiated; cDNA cloning was done in collaboration with M.A.Palazzo and S.Celniker at Caltech; plant hormone studies using moss (F. hygrometrica); Peptide mapping comparing human and Drosophila...