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Fruit Flies Boost STI Immunity Before Sex
This "immune anticipation" may be fairly common, researchers say.
Pass The Prozac: Fruit Flies Get Depressed, Too
The discovery of depression-like behavior in insects shows depression has deep roots in the animal kingdom.
Harvard Researchers Illuminate Connections Among Brain Cells in Technicolor
In 2007, Harvard scientists figured out how to combine fluorescent proteins to create an entire color palette, and then used...
Fruit Flies’ Neural Networks Solve Distributed Computing Problem Better Than Humans
The burgeoning neural networks of fruit fly pupae solve a distributed computing problem, arranging sensory bristles in a very efficient,...
TED Talk: Laser Control of Headless Fruit Flies Uncovers Secrets of the Mind
Ambitious researchers think they might be able to map the human brain in just five years, navigating the complex networks...
Researchers Making Freezable Fruit Flies, and Eventually Human Cells That Can Survive Low Temperatures
Researchers at Rutgers are trying to freeze fruit flies, but this isn’t just some reaction to summer boredom in the...
Genetically Modified Fruit Flies Can Smell Light
Blue light smells like delicious bananas
Scientists Use Precise Flashes of Light to Implant False Memories in Fly Brains
Neuroscientists have already spent the better part of a decade manipulating animal minds by using light signals to trigger genetically...
