Morgan chose to use the prolific fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a model to study genetics. Then, for a period of three years, Morgan and his students struggled to find a way to create a fly ...

Scientists have for the first time demonstrated play-like behavior in flies. They found that fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) voluntarily and repeatedly visited a carousel.

In a recent study, scientists at Leipzig University have for the first time demonstrated play-like behavior in flies. They found that fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) voluntarily and repeatedly ...

The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is well known as a fruit pest ... Comparative studies at the genetic level with 200 other fly species of the Drosophilidae family showed that COX is altered in ...

It begins with a description of Mendel's basic principles, each of which is illustrated with the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, an insect that is widely used in the field of modern genetics.

Genetic studies in model organisms, including Drosophila, have a rich history of fundamental insights in neuroscience, including the identification and functional dissection of genes important in ...

Research in the biology department utilizes manipulative approaches to study gene function and the genetics of disease in a variety of model systems, including C. elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have identified venom genes from the endoparasitoid wasp Asobara japonica, which uses ...

But the research team for this study hope to change this by establishing a practice of using Drosophila melanogaster—a type ...

genetics, chemistry, animal behavior and neuroscience. Shahrestrani P**, Chambers MC**, Vandenberg J, Garcia K*, Malaret G*, Chowdhury P*, Estrella Y*, Zhu M*, Lazzaro BP. 2018. Sexual dimorphism in ...

The ability to tolerate toxic substances can help animals find new food sources and thrive in certain ecological niches. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena have now ...

The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is well known as a fruit pest, especially in summer. It is widely used in research and has become one of the best established model organisms for the study of ...