In the continual arms race between parasites and their hosts, innovation was thought to be the key to a successful attack or ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) are common pests that creep up around kitchens and outdoor barbecue areas. Their numbers tend to ...

Earlier work undertaken by her research group had already demonstrated that such a corrective "gain control" mechanism exists ...

From oceans found on distant planets to a detailed map of a fly’s brain, these findings deepened our understanding of the world.

researchers analyzed the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster to map its neural connections to identify circuit motifs that alter visual processing in aggressive females. They employed cell-type ...

Fruit flies show more variation in sperm length ... variation in sperm and SR length in the lab model fly Drosophila melanogaster. Surprisingly, only about 19% of the genes determining variation ...

A team of scientists has created the first complete map of the circadian clock in the brain of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), uncovering mechanisms that regulate daily biological rhythms.

This common fly, called drosophila melanogaster (or ‘lesser fruit fly’) has been the subject of a lot of genetic studies, but this study of its brain structure may provide insights in how our ...

The common fruit fly - Drosophila melanogaster - has been the subject of genetics research since the early twentieth century. The complete genomic sequence of Drosophila was published in 2000 and it ...

Now as far as we know, fruit flies can't teleport into our homes from another grosser dimension. So where do they come from, and why are they so hard to get rid of? Meet Drosophila melanogaster ...

The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster was one of the first animal species to have its complete genome sequenced, in 2000 (Adams et al, 2000). Following this many different Drosophila species and lines ...

or fruit flies (right), can be as much as 10 times the size of a cosmopolitan species found around the world, such as the drosophila melanogaster (left). The more common fruit files deposit larvae ...