Scientists have long turned to simpler organisms to help answer these questions, with the humble fruit fly emerging as an ideal candidate.

A University of Utah researcher is using fruit flies — specifically studying their eyes — to screen drugs that could be used to treat patients with SynGAP-1, a rare genetic disease.

Unlocking the genetic basis of animal behavior using fruit flies A comprehensive dataset captures individual and group behaviors across genetically diverse strains of flies for decoding animals ...

As detailed in a study published today in the journal Current Biology, scientists were able to identify a genetic cause for virgin birth in one species of fruit fly and turn it on in another.

In a new JNeurosci paper, Adrian Rothenfluh and colleagues from the University of Utah developed a fruit fly model of cocaine self-administration that can be used to explore the genetic ...

The genetic basis of aggression may be conserved from lobsters to humans. A new study uses the genetics of Drosophila melanogaster to explore the underlying neurochemical mechanisms.

Some of the most important chapters in fruit flies’ genetic instruction book have finally been decoded. For the first time, researchers have deciphered, or sequenced, the genetic makeup of all ...

How do fruit flies grow their wings? Scientists discovered a surprising answer that could one day help diagnose and treat human genetic diseases. Even when scientists manipulate cells to change ...

For more than 100 years, the humble fruit fly has been used to understand fundamental biological processes and has been a crucial tool for rapid preclinical gene discovery for myriads of human ...

Scientists have long turned to simpler organisms to help answer these questions, with the humble fruit fly emerging as an ideal candidate.