USDA will invest in the renovation of an existing fruit fly production facility in Metapa, Mexico, to further the long-term ...

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

Axiom 4 mission is using fruit flies to study how we might protect human DNA from harmful space radiation during long ...

A new study using fruit flies reveals that Alzheimer’s disease affects both the brain and other body organs. Changes in ...

A rare genetic trait called Familial Natural Short Sleep helps people thrive on just 4 hours of rest, promoting healthy aging ...

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.

Despite the recent advances in genetics, understanding the genetic ... to help answer these questions, with the humble fruit fly emerging as an ideal candidate. These tiny insects share many ...

Fruit flies, or Drosophila melanogaster ... "anti-American ideology", Adam Rutherford examines what the science of genetics has taught us about race.