Scientists Discover a New Class of Taste Receptors
Researchers have discovered that multiple opsin proteins, known for decades to be required for vision, also function as taste receptors
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CRISPRed Fruit Flies Mimic Monarch Butterfly—and Could Make You Puke
Scientists recreate in flies the mutations that let monarch butterflies eat toxic milkweed with impunity
Sugar Alters Compounds That Impact Brain Health in Fruit Flies
This finding could tell researchers why behaviors that change with the internal energy state, such as food intake, learning and memory, and sleep change on high-nutrient diets
From the Tiny Testes of Flies, New Insight into How Genes Arise
Using fruit flies, a Rockefeller team has gained key insight into how nature's attempts at innovation play out during the development of sperm
Knowing Berry Pests' Varied Diets May Help Control Them
Recent research results may help curb pest populations by encouraging growers to limit access to certain non-fruit food sources during times when drosophila populations are low and berries are not in season
Scientists Discover Some Fruit Flies Learn Better Than Others
Scientists use fruit flies to find nine new genes associated with learning and memory, many of which are similar in people
High-Sugar Diet Deadens Sweet Tooth, Promotes Overeating in Flies
After feeding fruit flies a high-sugar diet, the flies’ taste neurons triggered a molecular chain-reaction that hampered their ability to taste sweets
Newly Discovered Gene Governs the Need for Slumber When Sick
A study of fruit flies finds a direct link between illness and the need for more sleep
Fruit Flies Help to Shed Light on the Evolution of Metabolism
What are the underlying genetic changes of animal metabolism?
Fruit Fly Study Challenges Theories on Evolution and High-Carb Diets
A single mitochondrial DNA mutation common in animals could play a role in obesity and other health problems associated with a diet high in carbohydrates