Genetic patterning in fruit fly development

harminka — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:45:38 -0600

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.

Fruit fly gene research to shed light on human disease processes

harminka — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:37:22 -0500

Those small fruit flies buzzing around your bananas are more than pests-they may be allies in a fruitful search for clues to human diseases caused when genes malfunction.

Fruit fly genes

Genetic patterning in fruit fly development

Fruit fly gene research to shed light on human disease processes