Simulated fly nerve cord reveals three-neuron circuit that generates walking rhythm
Dynamic simulations of the Drosophila ventral nerve cord connectome identified DNg100 as the strongest driver of rhythmic leg motor activity ...
Tag: Drosophila
Gut microbes in larvae steer adult food choices in flies
A new PLOS Biology study traced in fruit flies how uracil released by larval gut bacteria triggers a host redox ...
FlyWire skeleton cleanup maps where neurons receive and send signals
Researchers refined 139,273 FlyWire neuronal skeletons and found that postsynaptic sites sit at higher branch orders than presynaptic sites in ...
Fly Food on Demand: Stock-Solution Diet Platform Speeds Nutrigenomics Screening
Researchers developed a flexible synthetic diet assembly method for Drosophila and used a 51-diet array to map nutrient-dependent survival and ...
Drosophila Stem Cell Debate Upended: Prospero Keeps Neuron Lineages on Track
New work shows that loss of the chromatin-binding protein Prospero leaves fly CNS cells of mixed identity that fail to ...
Nicotinic Receptor in Dopamine Neurons Shapes Learned Odor Choice in Flies
A nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit in fruit fly dopamine neurons supports odor-evoked synaptic activity and learned odor choice.
Wolbachia Type III CI Factors Drive Cytoplasmic Incompatibility Through Host Modification
A new study shows that the Type III cif genes from the wAlbB Wolbachia strain induce cytoplasmic incompatibility in Drosophila ...
SAT1 Overexpression Eases Alpha-Synuclein Toxicity in Fly Model of Parkinson’s Disease
In a Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease, neuronal overexpression of the polyamine enzyme SAT1 reduced alpha-synuclein protein levels, modified stress-response ...
Rumpelstiltskin Protein Guards Genome Boundaries in Fruit Flies
A new study finds that the Drosophila protein Rumpelstiltskin maintains the Homie insulator barrier and shapes Polycomb domain interactions in ...
Fly Model Links C9orf72 Repeats to Age-Dependent TDP-43 Pathology and Dementia-Like Phenotypes
A Drosophila study shows that expressing expanded C9orf72 G4C2 repeats in mushroom body neurons drives age-dependent TDP-43 mislocalization, synaptic loss ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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