Drosophila melanogaster

In flies and mice, a viral protein increases the rate of energy use by heart cells. But it’s not yet clear if the finding applies to humans.

A study finds that CRISPR-Nickase, which changes just one allele of a given gene, improves gene editing efficiency compared with CRISPR-Cas9.

Experiments in animals and observations in humans suggest that the amount of proline circulating in one’s plasma has a strong association with depression severity.

Though scientists don’t yet know much about it, a newly described process called erebosis might have profound implications for how the gut maintains itself.

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne evolutionary neurobiologist is using Drosophila to investigate how organisms adapt to novel environments.

Researchers find that evolution can operate on extraordinarily fast timescales.

Research in mice and flies suggests that bacteriophages, including those found in dairy foods, may have an influence on an animals’ ability to learn and remember information.

Using a transgenic fruit fly model, researchers demonstrate how epithelial barriers are maintained in living organisms despite high levels of cell turnover and death.

Shoring up the tissues that separate neurons and other brain cells from the circulatory system in fruit flies and mice can prolong life in the presence of a tumor.

The temporary loss of olfaction stops the flies from eating any more of whatever it is that made them sick.

In both Drosophila and mosquitoes, protection lasts for generations following a single maternal exposure to positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses.

A protein present in the ejaculate of male fruit flies activates long-term memory formation in the brains of their female partners.

Genetically engineered Drosophila withstand toxins common in monarch butterflies’ diet.

See a developing Drosophila eye.

Algorithms for motion capture help neuroscientists dig into the question of how the brain produces behavior.

A missing microRNA leads to degenerating neurons and blindness in a fruit fly.

Microbial species living in a fruit fly gut interact with one another—and influence the insect’s health and longevity in the process.

The Stanford University professor was known for his work on sex determination and courtship in flies.

Researchers show that Drosophila melanogaster males are capable of producing more modes of courtship song with their wings than previously thought.