A gene variant identified in a family and studied in a fruit fly model may offer protection against a rare X-linked seizure ...

Agans is doing cutting-edge research in experimental genetics as a lab assistant and honors student in Jack Bateman’s lab.

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study has found.

In an article published in Molecular Cell, scientists have discovered how the three-dimensional organization of DNA in our ...

Spring is not a welcome season for me. I wanted to find a better way, so I bought one of these units. Then I bought another, ...

Now, research in fruit flies has identified specific brain signals and groups of brain cells that are involved in alcohol-induced insomnia. This work could ultimately lead to targeted treatments ...

Imaging revealed that the eye is formed of 478 cells, with a single ommatidium bringing together nine photosensitive cells, four cone cells (that focus light), and two primary pigment cells containing ...

While the eye health advantages of Papaya are well-known, researchers have indicated that a particular element in the fruit might also aid in lowering cholesterol levels due to its fibre content.

Decades of expert research have uncovered a nutrient-dense fruit that's been flying under the radar for its health benefits. Recent studies have revealed that papaya, a tropical delight, could be ...

koto.kpu-m.ac.jp Background/Aims To investigate the time-dependent change of corneal endothelial cell (CEC) morphology and density (CECD) in patients with glaucoma post instillation of rho-associated ...

In a new study published in the journal PLOS Biology, researchers found that when it comes to food preferences, texture can be just as important as taste in fruit fly maggots ... the function of ...

BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Can fruit flies reproduce in space? How do they behave in the space environment, without the Earth gravity or a geomagnetic field? Since the first batch of fruit flies ...