Biologists know that animals that mature slowly tend to live longer, but they aren't sure why. A recent study of fruit flies ...

Researchers have uncovered a "selfish" X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila testacea that manages to distort inheritance in both sperm and eggs. "But until now, we've only ever seen a ...

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.

Axiom 4 mission is using fruit flies to study how we might protect human DNA from harmful space radiation during long missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

In male germline cells of fruit flies, Ste is kept in check by small RNA molecules, called piRNAs, produced by suppressor of stellate (Su(Ste)) located on the Y chromosome. These RNA molecules ...

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 ...

While Alzheimer's disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also affects other organs of the body.

By combining information from many large datasets, MIT researchers have identified several new potential targets for treating ...