Powering the Niche: Mitochondrial Gene Mppa Steers Sperm Stem Cells in Fruit Flies
A new study in Cell Death Discovery shows that the conserved mitochondrial protein Mppa maintains the Drosophila testis stem cell ...
Tag: Drosophila
Autism Gene Variants Rewire Synapses and Sleep in Distinct Ways, Fly Study Reveals
A new fruit fly study shows that different NLGN3 autism variants disrupt synapse structure, vesicle dynamics, and sleep in distinct ...
Thirty Years of reaper: How a Tiny Fly Gene Rewrote the Rules of Cell Death
A thirtieth-anniversary review traces how the discovery of reaper in Drosophila established IAP antagonism as a central principle of apoptosis ...
Mothers Pass Oxidative Stress Resistance to Offspring in Long-Lived Fruit Flies
A reciprocal cross study in Drosophila shows that paraquat resistance linked with extended longevity is heritable across generations, with maternal ...
Somatic Cells Kill Germline Cysts by Acidification, Review Finds
A new review synthesises evidence that somatic support cells eliminate germline cysts in flies and mice through a conserved non-apoptotic ...
Inside the Nucleus: How a Fly Protein Guards Aging Neurons Against Death
A new review highlights how the nuclear scaffold protein LaminB acts as a stress-integration gatekeeper in neurons, with Drosophila studies ...
Chlorogenic Acid Shields Aging Gut Stem Cells Through the Fly Version of NRF2
A new GeroScience study shows that the dietary polyphenol chlorogenic acid protects aging intestinal stem cells from oxidative stress in ...
Scientists discover the brain’s sleep pressure runs on an oscillating two-cell switch
New research in fruit flies shows that sleep pressure is encoded and enacted by a half-center oscillator of mutually inhibitory ...
How fruit fly tumors reveal ancient pathways that drive human RAS cancers
A new Drosophila cancer atlas called ART-D maps ten genetically defined Ras-driven tumor models through three stages of malignancy and ...
Fat Body Hormone SPARC Drives Insulin Release and Body Growth in Fly Larvae
A new BMC Biology study identifies the fat body-secreted matricellular protein SPARC as an evolutionarily conserved, incretin-like signal that promotes ...
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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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