Image of the Month: Fruit flies and humans - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network
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Editor’s note: Much of the research that ends up benefiting humans starts in laboratories that focus on model animals such as fruit flies. They are
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Fruit fly study uncovers functional significance of gene mutations associated with autism
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Hunting for human obesity genes in fat fruit flies
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Stuffing fruit flies to study human obesity
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Drosophila melanogaster as a Model for Gene Drive Systems
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Gene discovery in fruit flies 'opens new doors' for hearing loss cure in elderly
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Fly brains manipulated by remote control
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Team develops new fly model to find treatments for UBA5 deficiency, a rare epileptic brain disorder
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