Morgan's experiments are not only fundamental to our knowledge of heredity; they have also made an animal respectable for science, which previously only a few specialists had worked with: the fruit, ...

A combination of methods, including a new method for tagging genes, demonstrates that the chemosensory co-receptors of Drosophila melanogaster (Orco, IR8a, IR25a, IR76b) are expressed widely and ...

House Bill 428 would protect access to in-vitro fertilization. It is sponsored by state Rep. Lehman Franklin. Franklin had his own story about how IVF had impacted his life. After 10 years and ...

This fundamental study comprehensively characterizes insulin producing cells (IPCs) resident in the Drosophila melanogaster brain. A compelling experimental tour de force, the combination of ...

A phenomenon called parthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction where the embryo develops from an egg without fertilization, could have occurred, the aquarium said. Kevin Feldheim, manager of ...

Hence, translation of these findings into the clinic and therapeutic settings have been mostly unsuccessful. Over the last decades, Drosophila has been instrumental in drug discovery for many facets ...

Finally, we will review and discuss the ecological relevance of specific chemicals and chemoreceptors in the context of the particular requirements of two stages of Drosophila life cycle, the larva ...