Researchers from New York University have developed a new protocol to generate gene specific split GAL4 lines in Drosophila ...

More information: Erica Ehrhardt et al, Single-cell type analysis of wing premotor circuits in the ventral nerve cord of Drosophila melanogaster, eLife (2025). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.106548.1 ...

More than 40 Drosophila melanogaster genes have been discovered for which recessive, loss-of-function mutations cause adult onset degeneration of the central nervous system (CNS). A table ...

Bacteria associated with D. melanogaster affect larval growth and adult stem cell activity. Antimicrobial peptide production by the immune deficiency (Imd) pathway and reactive oxygen species (ROS ...

A particularly useful model organism is Drosophila melanogaster, commonly known as the fruit fly. This fly has become the main invertebrate model used to study developmental genetics. It has been ...

Our new series, Animals in Research, profiles the top creatures for science experimentation, starting with Drosophila melanogaster – or, as you might know it, the fruit fly. More than a century ...

Caitlyn Perry receives funding from the Australian Research Council. The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), more correctly called the vinegar fly, is a frequent visitor to ripe fruit in ...

Dr Erica McAlister uncovers a treasure trove of remarkable insights from the insect world including the innocuous flies that are Drosophila melanogaster. More is known about these flies than any ...

Bengaluru City University (BCU) organised a two-day workshop from Friday (January 17, 2025) at the Jnana Jyothi Auditorium, Central College campus, focusing on “Drosophila melanogaster as a ...