Drosophila melanogaster, neuroscience

Research in mice and flies suggests that bacteriophages, including those found in dairy foods, may have an influence on an animals’ ability to learn and remember information.

Shoring up the tissues that separate neurons and other brain cells from the circulatory system in fruit flies and mice can prolong life in the presence of a tumor.

The temporary loss of olfaction stops the flies from eating any more of whatever it is that made them sick.

A protein present in the ejaculate of male fruit flies activates long-term memory formation in the brains of their female partners.

Algorithms for motion capture help neuroscientists dig into the question of how the brain produces behavior.

A missing microRNA leads to degenerating neurons and blindness in a fruit fly.

Researchers show that Drosophila melanogaster males are capable of producing more modes of courtship song with their wings than previously thought.

In Drosophila, the tissue is more permeable to drugs at night, offering a possible explanation for why some medicines work better at certain times of day.

Using machine learning, researchers have created extensive maps of the neuronal circuits associated with social and locomotion behaviors in the fruit fly.