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Microscopic image of a fruit fly.
From The Labs 

Comprehensive clinical study confirms the molecular link between microcephaly caused by Zika and ANKLE2 variants

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022ANKLE2, fruit fly, microcephaly, Research, undiagnosed diseases, zika

This study shows that ANKLE2 mutations can cause a wide range of severity in microcephaly among patients.

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From The Labs 

April is National Autism Awareness Month

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022fruit fly, microbiome, National Autism Awareness Month, PTEN, Research, single-cell connections, Vaccines

From the Labs presents a sample of Baylor’s basic research work contributing to a better understanding of autism and related disorders.

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From The Labs 

The fruit fly helps unravel the genetics of autism

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022ASD, Autism, autism genes, fruit fly, GLRA2, Neurodevelopmental diseases, Research

In this study, ASD emerges not as one disorder involving many genes, but as hundreds of disorders caused by certain individual gene variants.

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From The Labs 

An organic insecticide is more damaging to non-target insects than synthetics

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022beneficial insects, fruit fly, Neurodegeneration, organic insecticide, pests, Research, synthetic insecticide

Very low concentrations of the popular organic insecticide Spinosad have profound effects on beneficial insect species.

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From The Labs 

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

November 2, 2021November 4, 2021fruit fly, gene function screening, Image of the month, Research

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

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From The Labs 

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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BICRA gene variants linked to a neurodevelopmental disorder

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021BICRA gene, Coffin-Siris syndrome, fruit fly, neurodevelopmental disease, neurodevelopmental disorder, Research, zebra fish

Genetic testing of an undiagnosed condition triggered a study that linked the BICRA to a neurodevelopmental disorder.

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From The Labs 

‘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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From The Labs 

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

January 7, 2020December 13, 2022fruit 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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From The Labs 

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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