For the first time, researchers at Leipzig University and other institutions have gained comprehensive insights into the ...

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 ...

When a species reproduces, typically, each parent passes on one of their two versions (alleles) of a given gene to their offspring. But not all alleles play fair in their quest to be passed onto ...

In a recent study published in Science Advances, researchers present ecological and evolutionary perspectives for alcohol attraction among Drosophila melanogaster flies. These flies, which have ...

A particularly useful model organism is Drosophila melanogaster, commonly known as ... fly only takes 10 days from fertilization. The female fly can produce up to 1500 eggs in its lifetime ...