Think of the smell of an orange, a lemon, and a grapefruit. Each has strong acidic notes mixed with sweetness. And yet each fresh, bright scent is distinguishable from its relatives. These fruits smell similar because they ...
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Next time you see a fruit fly in your kitchen, don't swat it. That fly could have a major impact on our progress in deciphering sensory biology and animal behavior, including someday providing a better understanding of the ...
Jun 13, 2013
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A recent collaborative study has discovered rare variants in the YKT6 gene as the cause of a new neurological disorder characterized by developmental delays along with severe progressive liver disease and a potential risk ...
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Fruit flies live considerably longer when fed a diet that limits consumption of a certain amino acid during early adulthood, RIKEN biologists have found. If a similar effect occurs in humans, it could allow people to live ...
Mar 26, 2024
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Motor neurons are the cells the brain uses to command muscles to act. Scientists typically thought of them as simple connections, much like the cables that link computers with their accessories. Now, in fly studies, researchers ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Adhesion GPCRs are a group of G protein-coupled receptors associated with many bodily functions and diseases in humans. Scientists at Leipzig University have discovered a new receptor—which they have named "mayo"—and ...
Mar 15, 2024
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A recent study from the lab of Dr. Hugo J. Bellen, distinguished service professor at Baylor College of Medicine and investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) links the FRYL gene ...
Mar 14, 2024
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In world-first research led by scientists at La Trobe University and Monash University, fruit flies were used to investigate the effect diet has on babies with inherited metabolic disorders (IMDs), a group of more than 1,400 ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Resizing of the intestine is a highly conserved strategy employed by a wide range of organisms to cope with fluctuations in nutrient availability. Nevertheless, very little is known about the mechanisms and signals underlying ...
Feb 26, 2024
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Restricting calories is known to improve health and increase lifespan, but much of how it does so remains a mystery, especially in regard to how it protects the brain. Buck Institute for Research on Aging scientists have ...
Jan 11, 2024
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