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Study examines the intentional enslavement of zombie flies by puppeteer fu
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Lead author Carolyn Elya, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, describes the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the ability of the parasitic fungus Entomophthora muscae (E. muscae) to influence the behaviour of fruit flies i
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Researchers discover new conceptual approach for blood-brain barrier in ne
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Study disocveered that blood-brain barrier has long been recognised for its capacity to maintain exact control over which molecules can enter the nervous system, little is known about how the cells that make up the barrier affect how the nervous system works.
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Researchers find new functions for blood-brain barrier in neuron function
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): Researchers have made a surprising discovery linking Delta/Notch signalling in subperineurial glia (SPG) to the regulation of nerve ensheathment and neurotransmitter release at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction (NMJ). SPG, the counterpart of the endothel
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Researchers discover link between food, eye health and lifespan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
California [US], June 7 (ANI): In Drosophila, researchers from the Buck Institute have discovered a link between nutrition, circadian rhythms, eye health, and lifespan for the first time. They also discovered that activities in the fly eye are actually driving the ageing process.
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Genetic differences can affect ability to utilize energy of various nutrie
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], April 21 (ANI): According to a new study by the University of Helsinki, minor genetic differences can affect the ability to utilize the energy of various nutrients.
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Flies possess more sophisticated cognitive abilities than known: Study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California San Diego's Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind (KIBM) have found that common flies (Drosophila melanogaster) have more advanced capabilities of attention, working memory and awareness than previously believed.
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Invasive flies incline toward an untouched territory while laying eggs
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): A new study drove by researchers of North Carolina State University found that the invasive spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) prefers to lay its eggs in places that no other spotted wing flies have visited.
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Study focuses on mechanism to explain role of gene mutations in kidney dis
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 5 (ANI): A mechanism that appears to explain how certain genetic mutations give rise to a rare genetic kidney disorder called nephrotic syndrome has been uncovered by researchers from the Center for Precision Disease Modeling at the University of Maryland School
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Environmental light affects long-term memory in Drosophila flies
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 15 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, scientists have discovered that Drosophila, a species of fly, lose long-term memory (LTM) of a traumatic event when kept in the dark.
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Insects feel persistent pain after injury: study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 13 (ANI): A new study provides compelling evidence to suggest that insects also experience chronic pain, which persists long after the healing of an initial injury.
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