While it may be an unfamiliar sensation to humans, electroreception is relatively commonplace in the animal kingdom. Sharks, ...

More recently, we have developed and validated a strategy that leverages Drosophila genetics to enhance the power of human genetic studies (Shulman et al. 2011). Despite the promise of genome-wide ...

Using Drosophila melanogaster neuroblasts and male germline stem cells (mGSCs) as model stem cells, recent studies have revealed that mutation in any of several genes that are involved in this ...

Cas9, the molecular scissors that excise target genes, has two active sites that severs each copy. Nickase is a mutant of Cas9 with one site deactivated, so it just clips one. Single cuts are useful ...

The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has long been used ... the researchers propose that this mutation in the inc gene suppresses sleep via increased PKA activity in the mushroom body, which ...

Damage to the genetic material of mitochondria – the mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA for short – can lead to diseases such as ...

A simple, freely available analysis tool and hardware for analyzing fruit flies allows opportunities for researchers in low-income settings or out in the field to screen for genes and nerve circuits ...

Scientists at Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, and the Department of Neurosciences and Pediatrics at the ...

Underlying these rhythmic activities is a cellular mechanism called the circadian clock. In Drosophila, several transcription factors operate in a genetic network incorporating autoregulatory ...

Our clinical genetics program, the largest in the country, offers patients unparalleled, single-source genetic testing and services. Featured Research Image (Above): The Drosophila embryo is a ...

Neurobiologists identify key protein Esyt linking calcium signaling to neurodegenerative diseases in cell membrane contact sites.

This study presents a valuable open-source and cost-effective method for automating the quantification of male aggression and courtship in Drosophila melanogaster. The work as presented provides solid ...