Fruit flies move their retinas much like humans move their eyes
Pick an object in front of you—a teacup, for example—and fix your gaze on it. You may think that you’re ...
Tag: Flies
Aggression de-escalation gene identified in fruit flies
LA JOLLA—(September 7, 2022) The brain mechanisms that cause aggressive behavior have been well studied. Far less understood are the ...
Decreasing backyard bird diversity flies under the radar
A deep dive into bird survey data has found that some of Australia’s favourite backyard visitors considered ‘common’ are actually ...
Study shows flies, roaches not likely to spread COVID-19
Written by Adam Russell, 903-834-6191, adam.russell@ag.tamu.edu Insects like biting flies and cockroaches are not likely to spread the agent of COVID-19 to humans, ...
Genetic defect leads to motor disorders in flies
In their study, the research groups looked at a protein called Creld. A study from Bonn had recently been able ...
Taste sensors keep proteins in order in flies
A set of genes that promote sweet taste sensation is also crucial for protein management during fly development, according to ...
Zombie fly fungus lures healthy male flies to mate with female corpses
Entomophthora muscae is a widespread, pathogenic fungus that survives by infecting common houseflies with deadly spores. Now, research shows that ...
How flies lay off the extra salty snacks
Fruit flies are known for their sweet tooth, but new research also indicates they may offer hints to how animals ...
Fruit flies prioritize mating over survival
Fruit flies continue to mate with each other even when infected with deadly pathogens – reveals a study by researchers ...
Bioengineers visualize fat storage in fruit flies
For the first time, researchers have visually monitored, in high resolution, the timing and location of fat storage within the ...
Fruit flies adapt activity to “white nights”
Evolution takes place constantly, everywhere in nature. Nevertheless, it is always exciting for biologists to observe evolution "in real time". ...
Blow flies can be used detect use of chemical weapons, other pollutants
INDIANAPOLIS -- Researchers at the School of Science at IUPUI have found that blow flies can be used as chemical ...
Rapid adaptation in fruit flies
Think evolution is a slow, gradual process? Tell that to fruit flies. In a new report in Science, researchers from ...
New study illuminates how tiny flies solve complex navigational challenges
For those of us who occasionally trip over a curb or bump into a door frame, it’s hard to imagine ...
How hunting robber flies snatch victims from the air
While many flies are content to land on pieces of fruit or carrion, robber flies (Asilidae) engage in mortal combat. ...
Hunting for human obesity genes in fat fruit flies
Fruit flies provide an effective platform for screening new obesity genes, and fat flies implicate a neuronal signaling pathway in ...
Taking the pulse of flies
The sound of an accelerating heartbeat can instantly send chills down your spine. You know that sound means trouble. We ...
Sanford Burnham Prebys professor Karen Ocorr awarded $2 million from NASA to study flies in space
LA JOLLA, CALIF. – As part of their larger initiative to understand the effects of space conditions on different organisms, ...
Flies in a VR world reveal how vision affects locomotion
Eugenia Chiappe, Principal Investigator of the Sensorimotor Integration Research Group at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal is ...
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New findings on hair loss in men
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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Did life exist on Mars? Other planets? With AI’s help, we may know soon
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Unleashing the power of AI to track animal behavior
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UArizona Cancer Center researchers develop new way to target cancer cells
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Archaeologists discover world’s oldest wooden structure