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The image represents a visual perspective of a more efficient technology to study gene function in the laboratory fruit fly.

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Studying gene function is now easier, faster and more efficient

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021drug-based selection and counterselection, fruit fly, gene function, genetic studies, Research

A drug-based genetic platform enables scientists to follow genetic manipulations in the laboratory fruit fly more efficiently.

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‘Rule-breakers’ help identify novel gene variants that modify risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease

January 12, 2021January 14, 2021ADSP, APOE, fruit fly, genetic risk, Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Research

Using novel methodologies, researchers identified 216 new gene variants, many previously not suspected to play a role in Alzheimer’s disease.

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Image of the Month: Nervous tissue of the fruit fly embryo

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020fruit fly, IQSEC1, neurodegenerative disorders, rare disease, Research, schizo

The fruit fly is a valuable animal model to unravel the genetic causes of both rare and more common human diseases. This Image of the

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New undiagnosed disease linked to variants of WDR37 gene

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019fruit fly, neurological disease, Research, undiagnosed diseases, WDR37

A new undiagnosed neurological syndrome that is characterized by brain malformations and a range of symptoms including visual impairment, epilepsy, developmental delays and intellectual disability

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Image of the Month: Art meets science to visualize the fruit fly’s brain

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019ALS, autophagy, fruit fly, Lou Gehrig's disease, lysosomes, proteasome, rare disease, reseach, ubiquilin

Studying the brain of the fruit fly helps understand the human brain, both in health and disease. Working in the lab of

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Understanding the cell waste disposal problems in Lou Gehrig’s disease

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, autophagy, Drosophila, fruit fly, Lou Gehrig's disease, lysosomes, proteasome, Research, ubiquilin

Building up cellular waste is bad news for cells, and particularly for neurons. Such excessive build up can lead to neurological conditions, as is the

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Image of the Month: Snapshot of eye development in the fruit fly

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018congenital bilateral cataracts, DNMBP, Drosophila, fruit fly, Research

In his lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Hugo Bellen and his colleagues work with the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, as a model system

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There are new key players in Parkinson’s disease

August 30, 2018August 30, 2018alpha-synuclein, ceramide, fruit fly, Neurodegeneration, Parkinson's Disease, phospholipase PLA2G6, Research, retromer

The roadmap that may lead to Parkinson’s disease has a number of ‘landmarks,’ gene variants and cellular defects known to be associated with the disease.

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Image of the Month: Visualization of an easier, more effective way to study gene function

Studying gene function is now easier, faster and more efficient

BICRA gene variants linked to a neurodevelopmental disorder

‘Rule-breakers’ help identify novel gene variants that modify risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease

Image of the Month: Nervous tissue of the fruit fly embryo

New undiagnosed disease linked to variants of WDR37 gene

Image of the Month: Art meets science to visualize the fruit fly’s brain

Understanding the cell waste disposal problems in Lou Gehrig’s disease

Image of the Month: Snapshot of eye development in the fruit fly

There are new key players in Parkinson’s disease