Learn how the unique effects of Wolbachia bacteria in female fruit flies could help us fight against deadly mosquito-borne ...

A new study by Vanderbilt investigators has uncovered a previously unknown biological mechanism: how tissues detect and ...

When fruit flies are infected with the Wolbachia bacteria, their sex lives—and ability to reproduce—change dramatically.

Researchers have gained comprehensive insights into the entire nervous system of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). The study describes in detail the neurons that span the entire nervous system ...

This parasite invades brain cells to make fruit flies get their freak on. Understanding how it works could help control ...

Fruit flies can fly or walk forward at high speeds in a perfect straight line. That’s because, at every moment, a network of neurons in their brain detects even the slightest deviation from their path ...

Among them is the meiotic driver Ste. In male germline cells of fruit flies, Ste is kept in check by small RNA molecules, called piRNAs, produced by suppressor of stellate (Su(Ste)) located on the ...

The paper describes all the neurons in the neck of the fruit fly that could be identified using light microscopy data. This allowed the researchers to analyze the circuits formed by these cells in ...

As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health, African countries have come together to discuss environmentally friendly ways to protect fruit and vegetable harvests from insect pests.