Now, researchers have revealed the dynamics of a new, very young chromosome in fruit flies that is similar to chromosomes that arise in humans and is associated with treatment-resistant cancer and ...

The risk of cell division producing an egg with the wrong number of chromosomes goes up significantly after the age of 30. But the Dartmouth researchers discovered that in fruit fly oocytes ...

Researchers have uncovered a "selfish" X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila testacea that manages to distort inheritance in both sperm and eggs. "Researchers have known about these selfish ...

You’re seeing hundreds of images mosaic together to encompass the whole fly brain from tip to tip.” On a large monitor, the ...

AMES, Iowa – Biologists know that animals that mature slowly tend to live longer, but they aren’t sure why. A recent study of ...

Many of the fundamental discoveries started with the fruit fly—from the genetic basis of chromosomes to radiation and mutations to innate immunity—and this relates to human health,” says ...

He’s now a key figure in a growing movement to establish fruit fly research across Africa, where rodents are still the go-to subject in studies of genetics, developmental biology, toxicology and ...

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 ...

very young chromosome in fruit flies that is similar to chromosomes that arise in humans and is associated with treatment-resistant cancer and infertility. The findings may one day lead to ...

Some genes just don’t play fair. Researchers have uncovered a ‘selfish’ X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila testacea that manages to distort inheritance in both sperm and eggs.