With a brain the size of a sesame seed, the lowly fruit fly is often considered a kitchen pest. But to neuroscientists, the flies are a treasure trove of information detailing how the brain’s ...

The brain of a fruit fly is so small that it can fit on the head of a pin. And yet, it is an inordinately complex object, encompassing nearly 140,000 neurons and 50 million synapses. It is no wonder, ...

FRUIT FLIES are smart. For a start—the clue is in the name—they can fly. They can also flirt; fight; form complex, long-term memories of their surroundings; and even warn one another about the ...

In a groundbreaking achievement, Princeton University scientists have fully mapped the brain of an adult fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, unlocking new insights into how brains work. The feat marks ...

You never see fruit flies in grocery stores. You don’t see them in the grocery bags on the way home. But as soon as your room ...

A new study has completely mapped the larval fruit fly brain for the first time, illuminating the positions of 3,016 neurons and how they connect. Compared to previous brain mapping studies that have ...

A new research project at Collège Boréal aims to protect northern Ontario farms from the spotted wing drosophila. The invasive fruit fly species causes millions in crop losses. Researchers are testing ...

Fruit flies are excellent research models, in part because it is so easy and inexpensive to raise them, and also because they are so well characterized. The DNA of these insects is estimated to be ...

A consortium of scientists published the first complete map of a fruit fly's brain Wednesday in the journal Nature. Identifying and charting the 130,000 neurons and 50 million connections inside the ...

If fruit fly wings do not develop into the right shape, the flies will die. Researchers have learned how fly embryo cells develop as they need to, opening a window into human development and possible ...