Their study, published in Scientific Data on March 7, 2025, documents the behaviors of over 30,000 individual D. melanogaster, commonly known as fruit fly, across 105 genetically distinct strains ...

Their study, published in Volume 12 of Scientific Data on March 7, 2025, documents the behaviors of over 30,000 individual D. melanogaster, commonly known as fruit fly, across 105 genetically ...

From schools of fish darting away from sharks to flocks of starlings swirling through the sky, the animal kingdom is full of examples of how group behavior offers a survival advantage. Through ...

Fruit flies, which are often used in genetic experiments due to their short life cycle with fast reproduction capabilities, have a long history in spaceflight.

Science Biology Researchers genetically altered fruit flies to crave cocaine Studying these modified insects may help scientists create new treatments for humans. Andrew Paul Jun 2, 2025 3:52 PM EDT ...

In a new JNeurosci paper, Adrian Rothenfluh and colleagues from the University of Utah developed a fruit fly model of cocaine self-administration that can be used to explore the genetic ...

Because fruit flies grow quickly and are easy to conduct genetic experiments with, a fruit fly model of cocaine use disorder would be a valuable early step toward developing therapies.

EXPLAINER Fly-ing solo: scientists discover genetic on-switch for "virgin birth" in fruit flies For the first time, scientists turn on asexual reproduction in animals By Nicole Karlis Senior Writer ...

Insects cannot move their eyes the way humans do during a tennis game. But new research suggests fruit flies evolved a different strategy to adjust their vision without moving their heads.

A University of Utah researcher is using fruit flies \u2014 specifically studying their eyes \u2014 to screen drugs that could be used to treat patients with SynGAP-1, a rare genetic disease.

Not quite robotic Given that each fly could act a bit like a writing implement, the researchers started experimenting with multiple pens, showing that it's possible to coordinate multiple flies at ...