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The foraging gene coordinates brain and heart networks to modulate socially cued interval timing in Drosophila

Author summary This study reveals that the foraging gene, traditionally associated with behaviors such as foraging and learning, plays a critical role in interval timing (e.g., regulation of mating du...

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Developmental programming by maternal obesity alters offspring lifespan and immune responses in a diet- and sex-specific manner

Maternal obesity is a growing health concern that predisposes offspring to metabolic dysfunction, immune system alterations, and neurodegenerative dis…

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Higher resolution pooled genome-wide CRISPR knockout screening in Drosophila cells using integration and anti-CRISPR (IntAC) - Nature Communications

Genome-wide CRISPR screens map how genes support survival and contribute to diverse biological functions. Here, the authors use antiCRISPR to enhance genome-wide CRISPR screening in Drosophila and gen...

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Evolution of taste processing shifts dietary preference - preLights

Flies learning to like 'vomit fruit': an example of bitter going from 'yuck' to 'yum.' New research in Drosophila sechellia reveals how taste circuits can evolve to make bitter better. 🍋🪰

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Mitochondrial origins of the pressure to sleep - Nature

Research on Drosophila neurons shows links between the need to sleep and aerobic metabolism, indicating that the pressure to sleep may have a mitochondrial origin.

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Currents of Change: Metabolism shaping cell fate and evolution #MetabolismMondays - the Node

All the world's a metabolic dance, early career scientists are leading the way! Emerging perspectives in metabolism Anna-Lena Brigitte Gunda VigilPhD

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Arthropod Model Organisms | LEGO® Ideas

Scientists have learned a great deal about biology from a handful of "model organisms" – animals with unique characteristics that make them excellent for labora…