Fungus 'hacks' natural immune system to cause neurodegeneration in fruit flies
A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells, leading to signs of ...
New Atlas2d
Modified fish and flies could pull pollution out of the environment
Methylmercury is an extremely toxic compound, and unfortunately it's often present in the fish that we eat. Scientists are ...
Genetically modified zebrafish and fruit flies munch on mercury to make it less toxic
Scientists from Australia have successfully bioengineered genetically modified fruit flies and zebrafish capable of absorbing ...
Gene variant could protect against ultra-rare seizure disorder, fruit fly research finds
One in 10 Americans live with a rare disease, which often lacks effective treatments. Such is the case for PIGA-CDG, an ultra ...
Mirage News12d
Fruit Fly Crisis Threatens Goulburn Murray Valley
Queensland Fruit Fly could potentially increase by more than 200 per cent and up to 600 per cent in the Goulburn Murray ...
The Columbian15d
More than a nuisance, fruit flies used to study adaptation at WSU Vancouver
Most people see fruit flies as a nuisance. A scientist at Washington State University Vancouver sees them as the key to understanding evolution. Seth Rudman, an assistant professor in the School ...
China Internet Information Center16d
Feature: Space exploration pioneers: three generations of fruit flies born in China's space station
BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Can fruit flies reproduce in space? How do they behave in the space environment, without the Earth gravity or a geomagnetic field? Since the first batch of fruit flies ...
Adelaide Now23d
Maggot filled peaches triggers fruit fly outbreak alert in Adelaide eastern suburb Glynde
Fruit fly restriction red zone ... “I’m confident in our proven control methods for successful eradication, but it is vital the community in the affected area does not move any fresh fruit ...
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Fruit Fly Stinging Cucumber in garden & Tomato Damage
Fruit fly is a major pest in Queensland Australia this video shows footage of a fruit fly stinging a cucumber and the damage the live maggot does to a black Russian tomato. For an indepth article abou ...
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FDA approves Spravato, first monotherapy nasal spray to treat depression
21 (UPI) --The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever stand-alone nasal spray to treat drug-resistant ... Health News // 17 hours ago Some birth control pills, devices linked ...
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How evolutionary adaptations enable a fruit fly to detect and thrive on toxic food sources
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena have now discovered that the fruit fly Drosophila busckii has developed a tolerance to the toxic sulfur compound ...