A combination of human pedigree analysis and fruit fly genetics has identified a gene variant that appears to prevent PIGA-CDG, a rare but serious seizure disorder. The findings could ultimately lead ...

Calcutta University, and other institutions, have identified 30 unique nucleotide sequences of fruit flies, the biggest ...

Now, a team of University of Utah Health researchers led by first author Holly Thorpe and senior author Clement Chow, Ph.D., has used a combination of pedigree analysis and fruit fly genetics to ...

How fruit flies mate may hold a key to limiting the spread of diseases by mosquitoes. In a new study, University of Iowa researchers found a gene that orchestrates the antenna movements of female ...

The hormone insulin plays a central role in the metabolism of many living organisms. When food is plentiful, insulin promotes ...

Most people see fruit flies as a nuisance. A scientist at Washington State University Vancouver sees them as the key to understanding evolution.

A study of fruit flies shows some species are highly susceptible to a wide ... "However, a small number of mutations can ...

A CRISPR-based system that erases itself from fly populations may offer a safer approach to tackling insecticide resistance ...