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

Throw away garbage and take out recycling frequently. Clean out the bottom of bins when liquid accumulates, wipe down ...

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 ...

Their findings are published in Cell Reports. Female fruit flies rely on key brain functions like sensing and decision-making to pick their mates. When Karr and his colleagues studied infected ...

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 ...

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

But a team of researchers at Harvard has recognized that there are some behaviors that are so instinctual that it's possible ...

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.