News articles tagged with 'Drosophila'
UM scientists create fruit fly model to help unravel genetics of human diabetes
— 3 Nov 2009 09:55 | HealthAs rates of obesity, diabetes, and related disorders have reached epidemic proportions in the US in recent years, scientists are working from many angles to pinpoint the causes and... — full story
Slimming gene regulates body fat
— 2 Nov 2009 16:15 | HealthScientists at the University of Bonn have discovered a previously unknown fruit fly gene that controls the metabolism of fat. Larvae in which this gene is defective lose their entire... — full story
Circadian surprise: Mechanism of temperature synchronisation in Drosophila
— 29 Oct 2009 09:10 | BiologyNew research reveals a pathway that links peripheral sensory tissues with a 'clock' in the brain to regulate molecular processes and behaviours in response to cyclical temperature changes.... — full story
Fruit fly pest identified in wine grapes
— 16 Oct 2009 10:50 | BiologyA newly recognised pest in Oregon continues to concern fruit growers and researchers with the recent discovery of a Spotted Wing Drosophila fly in a sample of Willamette Valley wine... — full story
A balancing act in Parkinson's disease: Phosphorylation of alpha-synuclein
— 13 Oct 2009 10:09 | HealthBoth genetic and pathologic data indicate a role for the neuronal protein alpha-synuclein in Parkinson disease. Previous studies have indicated that phosphorylation of alpha-synuclein... — full story
New insights into cardiac ageing
— 15 Sep 2009 13:30 | HealthInvestigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have found that the conserved protein d4eBP modulates cardiac ageing in Drosophila (fruit flies). The team also found... — full story
Carbon nanoparticles toxic to adult fruit flies but benign to young
— 8 Aug 2009 16:35 | BiologyCarbon nanoparticles are widely used in medicine, electronics, optics, materials science and architecture, but their health and environmental impact is not fully understood... — full story
Protecting cells from their neighbours
— 4 Aug 2009 11:23 | BiologyAlmost all organisms evolve from a single cell, a fertilised egg. In the first hours after fertilisation, the fate of its future development is determined. It is dictated by the separation... — full story
E-Noses: Testing their mettle against fly noses
— 29 Jul 2009 18:23 | TechnologyScientists from CSIRO's Food Futures Flagship have made a breakthrough in efforts to extend the sensory range of 'electronic noses' (e-noses) by developing a system for comparing their... — full story
Flies avoid a plant's poison using a newly identified taste mechanism
— 30 Jun 2009 13:29 | BiologyMany plants protect themselves from hungry animals by producing toxic chemicals. In turn, animals rely on detecting the presence of these harmful chemicals to avoid consuming dangerous... — full story