Their study, published in Scientific Data on March 7, 2025, documents the behaviors of over 30,000 individual D. melanogaster, commonly known as fruit fly, across 105 genetically distinct strains ...

Fruit fly brains are smaller than a poppy seed, but that doesn't mean they aren't complex. For the first time, researchers have published a complete diagram of 50 million connections in an adult ...

For decades scientists have mapped neurons by observing fruit flies with inserted genes that produce a yeast protein called Gal4 when neurons carry out certain processes.

The fruit fly, long a staple of neuroscience research, shares about 60% of its DNA with humans and it has proven to be an invaluable model for studying brain function.

Fruit flies are excellent research models, in part because it is so easy and inexpensive to raise them, and also because they are so well characterized. The DNA of these insects is estimated to be ...

Using the fruit fly, scientists have constructed a complete and detailed single-cell map of embryo development. This research will also help scientists pursue questions like how mutations lead to ...

A fruit fly of the species Drosophila melanogaster, the same one involved in a recent study that used gene editing to induce fruit flies to reproduce via parthenogenesis — or virgin birth.

Intricate map of tiny fruit fly brain marks major neuroscience milestone. Scientists mapped the fruit fly brain’s more than 50 million connections, a step in aiding future human brain research.

At the heart of the debate surrounding the issue of homosexuality lies the "nature versus nurture" quandary. Some argue that genetics determine sexual orientation, while others claim it's a matter ...

The first full map of an adult fruit fly's brain shows 50 million connections between neurons. Researchers are using the map to learn how all brains work.

Fruit flies are famous test subjects in biological research. They share 75 percent of the genes that cause diseases in humans, reproduce quickly, and their genetic code is fairly easy to change.