Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered that an oral drug called MA-5 can improve both heart and muscle problems in ...

When the macrophages’ ability to consume dying cancer cells or Upd3 production was decreased, tumor growth was significantly ...

Insects possess a remarkable ability to develop innate immune memory, and the mechanisms underlying this process are becoming a central topic in innate immunity research.

Researchers have studied gene expression dynamics during metamorphosis in two species of flies. Published in the Genome ...

The strawberries in your fridge may have some unfriendly pests in them. A TikTok phenomenon has exposed a little-known fly known as the spotted wing drosophila. After it lays eggs inside ...

Drosophila has anatomical features, such as wings and eyes, that facilitate easy characterization. These genetic markers can be easily identified under a microscope.

Ten Drosophila genes, orthologous to candidate human AD susceptibility genes, were validated in our functional screen. For example, loss-of-function in cindr, the fly ortholog of human CD2AP, enhances ...

Research uncovered how glycogen metabolism in neurons impacts neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. Disruption in this ...

Drosophila mounts a potent host defence when challenged by various microorganisms. Analysis of this defence by molecular genetics has now provided a global picture of the mechanisms by which this ...

The Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center is the only institution of its kind in the United States, and the largest in the world. It currently houses over 77,000 different fruit fly strains, most of ...

The scientific name for the fruit fly is Drosophila melanogaster. The word “drosophila” means lover of dew. The species needs access to plenty of water in order to survive. What do fruit flies ...