In a recent study, scientists at Leipzig University have for the first time demonstrated play-like behavior in flies. They ...

JMU scientists studied insulin-producing cells in fruit flies, finding that secretion is influenced by gut hormones, ...

In a recent study, scientists at Leipzig University have for the first time demonstrated play-like behaviour in flies.

Morgan chose to use the prolific fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a model to study genetics. Then, for a period of three years, Morgan and his students struggled to find a way to create a fly ...

Scientists have for the first time demonstrated play-like behavior in flies. They found that fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) voluntarily and repeatedly visited a carousel.

Male fruit flies don’t just sing to their mates; they also use sound-cancelling wing-flicks to jockey with rivals. This new ...

The fruit fly has become an issue for fruit-growing regions around the state because, unlike other fruit flies, the SWD ...

In this video, a male fruit fly (species Drosophila melanogaster) flaps its wings, creating a distinct "song" to attract a female. Mosquitoes have the same gene and a similar courtship ritual ...

Professor Andreas Prokop and colleague Sanjai Patel say the fruit fly - or Drosophila - can be used as a modern teaching tool to explain many biological concepts used in the school curriculum. In a UK ...

VIZAG: A team of scientists has made a significant breakthrough in the fight against methylmercury, a highly toxic pollutant ...

This important study identifies a new key factor in orchestrating the process of glial wrapping of axons in Drosophila wandering larvae. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is convincing ...