During embryonic development, the intestine of the Drosophila fly divides into distinct chambers thanks to the formation of constrictions at specific points of the tissue. The Wingless (Wg) signaling ...

The researchers began to map the locations of Ance in tissues throughout the body of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster using an antibody that labels the protein with Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP ...

"It will take years, but it's important." More information: Jiangtian Chen et al, Gut-to-brain regulation of Drosophila aging ...

“We know that there are a lot of peptides and hormones in the gut that are released and their primary role is to affect physiology and behavior,” said Meet Zandawala, a Drosophila neuroendocrinologist ...

Genetic studies in model organisms, including Drosophila, have a rich history of fundamental insights in neuroscience, including the identification and functional dissection of genes important in ...

Using Drosophila melanogaster neuroblasts and male germline stem cells (mGSCs) as model stem cells, recent studies have revealed that mutation in any of several genes that are involved in this ...