This important study identifies a new key factor in orchestrating the process of glial wrapping of axons in Drosophila wandering larvae. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is convincing ...

The most widely studied maggot is the larva of the vinegar fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Drosophila have been the focus of genetic research for over a century: in the 1910s, they were used by Thomas ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have identified venom genes from the endoparasitoid wasp Asobara japonica, which uses ...

I have worked on two ethics projects. The first is pair of papers discussing why substance ontology cannot be used to assign moral status to the early stages of human development. The second is a pair ...

The researchers observed that the maggots consistently preferred the rotten fruit over the fresh one. This behavior suggested ...

However, both larvae and adults of Drosophila busckii developed normally on food containing DMDS compounds. In contrast, other fruit fly species, including Drosophila melanogaster, were unable to ...

Scientists have discovered that fruit fly larvae can actually "taste" food texture, thanks to specialized neurons in their ...

In the context of Drosophila suzukii ... nontarget effects of these formulations found minimal impact on honey bee larvae and other beneficial insects, which is crucial for maintaining ecological ...