The Scientist2d
From Flies to Families: How a Gene Variant May Shield Against Seizures
A gene variant identified in a family and studied in a fruit fly model may offer protection against a rare X-linked seizure ...
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Gnat Your Average Fly: Aale Agans ’25 Explores New Gene Editing Technique on Fungus Gnat
Agans is doing cutting-edge research in experimental genetics as a lab assistant and honors student in Jack Bateman’s lab.
Johns Hopkins Newsletter4d
Death at sunset: How fungi create zombie flies
Mechanisms of Fruit Fly Behavioral Manipulation by the Killer Fungus Entomophthora muscae" on Feb. 13 as part of the Department of Biology Seminar Series. Elya, an an assistant professor in the ...
Science Daily6d
Fungus 'hacks' natural immune system causing neurodegeneration in fruit flies
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.