This important study identifies a new key factor in orchestrating the process of glial wrapping of axons in Drosophila wandering larvae. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is convincing ...

The endoplasmic reticulum (green), plasma membrane (blue), mitochondria (pink), microtubules (tan), and ER-plasma membrane ...

We generated transgenic Bitbow Drosophila lines, established statistical ... which can generate up to 32,767 unique Bitbow codes in a single brain. This is a significant advantage for imaging-based ...

The researchers observed that the maggots consistently preferred the rotten fruit over the fresh one. This behavior suggested ...

Astrocytes contribute to formation of the blood–brain barrier ... elegantly show that, in Drosophila, astrocytes signal to neurons with hydrogen peroxide to encode memories.

A schematic of Drosophila melanogaster is from (Namiki et al., 2018). (B) An image of a standard fly brain with a rendering of the mushroom ... HCL (pH 8.0)-buffered 80% glycerol + 0.5% DMSO. For ...

elegans, Drosophila, and zebrafish have all benefitted ... the road to genetic editing is not always straightforward. Imaging of specific neurons or areas of the brain in vivo requires the development ...

How can nerve pathways in the brain be visualized to improve the planning of complex surgeries? A research team from the ...

Researchers at Brown University and Cincinnati Children’s found that suppressing opsin 3 in the brain of mice makes them eat ...

Alcohol use disorder, which affects over 10% of Americans, can lead to persistent and serious insomnia. Difficulties falling ...