Scientists found that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields, adding them to a list with sharks, bees, and even the ...

Researchers have found a new role for the transcription factor (proteins that regulate the transcription, or copying, of genes). In the fruit fly, this transcription factor, named Traffic Jam, ...

The global birthrate has been in significant decline for decades. In the U.S., couples are deciding to have children later in ...

A team of bioengineers at Harvard University's Rowland Institute has found two new ways to control a tiny creature, ...

Canada Gairdner Awards recognize the world’s most accomplished researchers whose work is improving our understanding of human ...

Drosophila has become a central model for investigating visual ... This architecture allows researchers to test how visual features like motion, shape, or brightness are computed and relayed across ...

The study investigates an emerging research field: the interaction between sleep and development. The authors use Drosophila larvae sleep as a study model and provide valuable insight into how ...