Sperm are the most diverse and rapidly evolving cell type. Why sperm have undergone ... have spent decades studying the mating biology of fruit flies. These small and outwardly unremarkable ...

This is a picture of Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) sperm, showing the growing ... and blue marks the DNA of each sperm cell.

The sperm of the fruit fly (Drosophila), is one of the largest ... Furthermore, just as happens inside immune cells that target microbes, LAP's final step in the egg involves the recruitment ...

Caption This is an electron microscopy picture of a section through the flagellum of a Drosophila melanogaster sperm cell. The base of the flagellum is on the left, and the falgellum's skeleton ...

To solve the mystery of why the flies’ sperm are so enormous, Pitnick and colleagues analyzed the shapes of male ornaments in other animals, including deer antlers, beetle horns, and peacock feathers.

Investigating how the production of insulin is regulated in fruit flies reveals surprising insights that may help to better understand how this process unfolds in humans.

Scientists first discovered chromosomes in the nineteenth century, when they were gazing at cells through light ... several experiments with fruit flies provided the first evidence.