Although the study was conducted in a lowly fruit fly, the principles were very likely apply to many animals.

尽管这项研究是在低级的果蝇上进行，这个原则很可能适用于许多动物。

Suppose we do it with a fruit fly.

我们用果蝇来做假设。

We believe the fruit fly can be such an organism.

我们相信果蝇能够成为则这样的生物。

They compared sperm from a fruit fly, sea urchin, rooster, fish and human.

他们比较了果蝇、海胆、公鸡、鱼类和人类的基因。

But exactly how much new information does a fruit fly acquire in a day?

但果蝇在一天里究竟能获得多少信息呢？