http://www.huliq.com/tags/fruit-flies The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.huliq.com/11/81533/sugar-tags-have-important-developmental-function Proteins are the executive agents that carry out all processes in a cell. Their activity is controlled and modified with the help of small chemical tags that can be dynamically added to and removed from the protein. http://www.huliq.com/11/81533/sugar-tags-have-important-developmental-function#comments Science fruit flies Sugar Fri, 29 May 2009 11:50:13 -0500 harminka 81533 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/81053/new-tool-isolate-rna-within-specific-cells A team of University of Oregon biologists, using fruit flies, has created a way to isolate RNA from specific cells, opening a new window on how gene expression drives normal development and disease-causing breakdowns. http://www.huliq.com/11/81053/new-tool-isolate-rna-within-specific-cells#comments Science fruit flies gene expression RNA Mon, 18 May 2009 11:42:31 -0500 harminka 81053 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/76025/one-few-drug-targets-sleep-disorders-proves-fruitful You may never hear fruit flies snore, but rest assured that when you're asleep they are too. According to research published in the January 2009 issue of the journal GENETICS, scientists from the University of Missouri-Kansas City have shown that the circadian rhythms (sleep/wake cycles) of fruit flies and vertebrates are regulated by some of the same "cellular machinery" as that of humans. http://www.huliq.com/11/76025/one-few-drug-targets-sleep-disorders-proves-fruitful#comments Health fruit flies sleep disorders sleep health Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:01:55 -0600 harminka 76025 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/75897/reverse-evolution-real-time Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia scientists turn back clock on evolution in fruit fly to provide key insights into basic mechanisms of evolution http://www.huliq.com/11/75897/reverse-evolution-real-time#comments Science evolution fruit flies fruit fly Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:48:44 -0600 harminka 75897 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/73925/genetic-patterning-fruit-fly-development No matter the species, from flies to humans, we all start the same: a single-cell fertilized egg that embarks on an incredible journey. The specifics of this journey are being uncovered at Rutgers University–Camden, where a biologist is researching how from one cell a jumble of many are able to organize and communicate, allowing life to spring forth. http://www.huliq.com/11/73925/genetic-patterning-fruit-fly-development#comments Science fruit flies Fruit fly genes Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:45:38 -0600 harminka 73925 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/73733/keeping-chromosomes-cuddling If chromosomes snuggle up too closely at the wrong times, the results can be genetic disaster. http://www.huliq.com/11/73733/keeping-chromosomes-cuddling#comments Science chromosomes fruit flies Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:51:22 -0600 harminka 73733 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/73672/fruit-fly-discovery-generates-buzz-about-brain-damaging-disorder-children Johns Hopkins researchers have used fruit flies to gain new insights into a brain-damaging disorder afflicting children. Their work suggests a possible therapy for the disease, for which there is currently no treatment. http://www.huliq.com/11/73672/fruit-fly-discovery-generates-buzz-about-brain-damaging-disorder-children#comments Health brain damage child health fruit flies Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:18:21 -0600 harminka 73672 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/73666/new-research-sheds-light-fly-sleep-circuit In a novel study appearing this week in Neuron, Brandeis researchers identify for the first time a specific set of wake-promoting neurons in fruit flies that are analogous to cells in the much more complex sleep circuit in humans. The study demonstrates that in flies, as in mammals, the sleep circuit is intimately linked to the circadian clock and that the brain's strategies to govern sleep are evolutionarily ancient. http://www.huliq.com/11/73666/new-research-sheds-light-fly-sleep-circuit#comments Science fruit flies sleep sleep problems Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:58:56 -0600 harminka 73666 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/71303/making-flies-sick-reveals-new-role-growth-factors-immunity A Salmonella infection is not a positive experience. However, by infecting the common laboratory fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster with a Salmonella strain known for causing humans intestinal grief, researchers in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University have shed light on some key cell regulatory processes – with broad implications for understanding embryonic development, immune function and congenital diseases in humans. http://www.huliq.com/11/71303/making-flies-sick-reveals-new-role-growth-factors-immunity#comments Health fruit flies Salmonella infection Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:50:47 -0500 harminka 71303 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/70571/scientists-trace-molecular-origin-proportional-development When it comes to embryo formation in the lowly fruit fly, a little molecular messiness actually leads to enhanced developmental precision, according to a study in the Oct. 14 Developmental Cell from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. http://www.huliq.com/11/70571/scientists-trace-molecular-origin-proportional-development#comments Science fruit flies Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:04:18 -0500 harminka 70571 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/69875/odor-attraction-among-different-wildtype-drosophila Vinegar flies (Drosophila melanogaster) show a highly selective behavior towards odor stimuli. A series of behavioral studies showed that a single olfactory stimulus is often not sufficient for immediate attraction to potential food sources or oviposition sites. Interestingly, the behavior differed between investigated D. melanogaster varieties, so-called "wildtypes". http://www.huliq.com/11/69875/odor-attraction-among-different-wildtype-drosophila#comments Science Drosophila fruit flies fruit flies Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:27:46 -0500 harminka 69875 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/68132/male-specific-neurons-directly-linked-gender-specific-behaviors New research identifies a few critical neurons that initiate sex-specific behaviors in fruit flies and, when masculinized, can elicit male-typical courtship behaviors from females. http://www.huliq.com/11/68132/male-specific-neurons-directly-linked-gender-specific-behaviors#comments Science fruit flies Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:31:14 -0500 harminka 68132 at http://www.huliq.com