Mimicking a ketogenic diet lengthens lifespan but reduces fertility in fruit flies, researchers at the University of ...
Dopamine in the brain influences movement, learning, motivation and sleep. In humans, problems with dopamine are linked to ...
Fruit flies use vision to head toward interesting things, but also to stay steady during flight. To accomplish this, the eyes need to fixate on the visual background while noticing objects that might ...
A new study involving fruit flies suggests that microplastic exposure is a significant threat that could shorten the lifespans of organisms. A writeup by Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology ...
Not long after it brought on a fresh crew of astronauts, China’s Tiangong space station has received yet another group of new visitors: fruit flies. Now, the flies will be used to study the biological ...
As many as 20 fruit flies developed by the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS)-Dharwad have been selected for Mission ...
Even the tiniest of living things are capable of some amazing forms of locomotion, and some come with highly sophisticated sensor suites and manage to source their energy from the environment.
(THE CONVERSATION) As a Ph.D. student, I wanted to understand the evolution of individual differences in fruit fly behavior – the building blocks of personality. My experiments involved measuring how ...