Drosophila – Newsemia

Evolutionarily conserved transcription factors drive the oxidative stress response in Drosophila [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaAugust 3, 2020

by NewsemiaAugust 3, 202000

Sarah M. Ryan, Kaitie Wildman, Briseida Oceguera-Perez, Scott Barbee, Nathan T. Mortimer, and Alysia D. Vrailas-Mortimer As organisms are constantly exposed to the damaging effects...

Biology

Variation in the response to exercise stimulation in Drosophila: marathon runner versus sprinter genotypes [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaAugust 1, 2020

by NewsemiaAugust 1, 202000

Nicole C. Riddle Animals’ behaviors vary in response to their environment, both biotic and abiotic. These behavioral responses have significant impacts on animal survival and...

Biology

Neural dysfunction correlates with heat coma and CTmax in Drosophila but does not set the boundaries for heat stress survival [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaJuly 16, 2020

by NewsemiaJuly 16, 202000

Lisa B. Jorgensen, R. Meldrum Robertson, and Johannes Overgaard When heated, insects lose coordinated movement followed by the onset of heat coma (critical thermal maximum,...

Biology

Evolutionary Dynamics of Abundant 7-bp Satellites in the Genome of Drosophila virilis

NewsemiaJune 21, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 21, 202000

Abstract The factors that drive the rapid changes in abundance of tandem arrays of highly repetitive sequences, known as satellite DNA, are not well understood....

Biology

Responses of activity rhythms to temperature cues evolve in Drosophila populations selected for divergent timing of eclosion [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaJune 14, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 14, 2020012

Lakshman Abhilash, Arshad Kalliyil, and Vasu Sheeba Even though the rhythms in adult emergence and locomotor activity are two different phenomena that occur at distinct...

Biology

Absolute ethanol intake predicts ethanol preference in Drosophila melanogaster [SHORT COMMUNICATION]

NewsemiaJune 14, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 14, 202008

Scarlet J. Park and William W. Ja Factors that mediate ethanol preference in Drosophila melanogaster are not well understood. A major confound has been the...

Biology

Evolutionarily conserved transcription factors drive the oxidative stress response in Drosophila [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaJune 13, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 13, 202006

Sarah M. Ryan, Kaitie Wildman, Briseida Oceguera-Perez, Scott Barbee, Nathan T. Mortimer, and Alysia D. Vrailas-Mortimer As organisms are constantly exposed to the damaging effects...

Biology

Fly eyes are not still: a motion illusion in Drosophila flight supports parallel visual processing [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaMay 29, 2020

by NewsemiaMay 29, 2020013

Wael Salem, Benjamin Cellini, Mark A. Frye, and Jean-Michel Mongeau Most animals shift gaze by a ‘fixate and saccade’ strategy, where the fixation phase stabilizes...

Biology

Assembly of SNAPc, Bdp1, and TBP on the U6 snRNA Gene Promoter in Drosophila melanogaster [Research Article]

NewsemiaMay 28, 2020

by NewsemiaMay 28, 202008

U6 snRNA is transcribed by RNA polymerase III (Pol III) and has an external upstream promoter that consists of a TATA sequence recognized by the...

Biology

Absolute ethanol intake predicts ethanol preference in Drosophila [SHORT COMMUNICATION]

NewsemiaMay 22, 2020

by NewsemiaMay 22, 2020018

Scarlet J. Park and William W. Ja Factors that mediate ethanol preference in Drosophila melanogaster are not well understood. A major confound has been the...

Biology

Neural dysfunction correlates with heat coma and CTmax in Drosophila but does not set the boundaries for heat stress survival [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaMay 20, 2020

by NewsemiaMay 20, 2020019

Lisa B. Jorgensen, R. Meldrum Robertson, and Johannes Overgaard When heated, insects lose coordinated movement followed by the onset of heat coma (CTmax). These traits...

Biology

Fly eyes are not still: a motion illusion in Drosophila flight supports parallel visual processing [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaApril 23, 2020

by NewsemiaApril 23, 2020029

Wael Salem, Benjamin Cellini, Mark A. Frye, and Jean-Michel Mongeau Most animals shift gaze by a ‘fixate and saccade’ strategy, where the fixation phase stabilizes...

Biology

Responses of activity rhythms to temperature cues evolve in Drosophila populations selected for divergent timing of eclosion [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaApril 15, 2020

by NewsemiaApril 15, 2020023

Lakshman Abhilash, Arshad Kalliyil, and Vasu Sheeba Even though the rhythm in adult emergence and rhythm in locomotor activity are two different rhythmic phenomena that...

Biology

The glue produced by Drosophila melanogaster for pupa adhesion is universal [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaMarch 13, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 13, 2020040

Flora Borne, Alexander Kovalev, Stanislav Gorb, and Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo Insects produce a variety of adhesives for diverse functions such as locomotion, mating, egg or pupal...

Biology

Recurrent Collection of Drosophila melanogaster from Wild African Environments and Genomic Insights into Species History

NewsemiaMarch 9, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 9, 2020035

Abstract A long-standing enigma concerns the geographic and ecological origins of the intensively studied vinegar fly, Drosophila melanogaster. This globally distributed human commensal is thought...

Biology

Context-dependent genetic architecture of Drosophila life span

NewsemiaMarch 6, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 6, 2020025

by Wen Huang, Terry Campbell, Mary Anna Carbone, W. Elizabeth Jones, Desiree Unselt, Robert R. H. Anholt, Trudy F. C. Mackay Understanding the genetic basis...

Biology

Maintenance of hindgut reabsorption during cold exposure is a key adaptation for Drosophila cold tolerance [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaFebruary 29, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 29, 2020012

Mads Kuhlmann Andersen and Johannes Overgaard Maintaining extracellular osmotic and ionic homeostasis is crucial for organismal function. In insects, hemolymph volume and ion content is...

Biology

The Loci of Behavioral Evolution: Evidence That Fas2 and tilB Underlie Differences in Pupation Site Choice Behavior between Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans

NewsemiaFebruary 26, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 26, 2020044

Abstract The behaviors of closely related species can be remarkably different, and these differences have important ecological and evolutionary consequences. Although the recent boom in...

Biology

Patterns of Genomic Differentiation in the Drosophila nasuta Species Complex

NewsemiaFebruary 21, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 21, 2020031

Abstract The Drosophila nasuta species complex contains over a dozen recently diverged species that are distributed widely across South-East Asia, and which shows varying degrees...

Biology

PhD Studenship in soma-germline communication and signaling regulation in the Drosophila testis (Medway School of Pharmacy, Universities of Kent and Greenwich)

NewsemiaFebruary 13, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 13, 2020041

A PhD position is available in the lab of Fani Papagiannouli (@Medway School of Pharmacy, Universities of Kent and Greenwich) to study soma-germline communication and...

Newsemia

Tag: Drosophila

Evolutionarily conserved transcription factors drive the oxidative stress response in Drosophila [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Variation in the response to exercise stimulation in Drosophila: marathon runner versus sprinter genotypes [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Neural dysfunction correlates with heat coma and CTmax in Drosophila but does not set the boundaries for heat stress survival [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Evolutionary Dynamics of Abundant 7-bp Satellites in the Genome of Drosophila virilis

Responses of activity rhythms to temperature cues evolve in Drosophila populations selected for divergent timing of eclosion [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Absolute ethanol intake predicts ethanol preference in Drosophila melanogaster [SHORT COMMUNICATION]

Evolutionarily conserved transcription factors drive the oxidative stress response in Drosophila [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Fly eyes are not still: a motion illusion in Drosophila flight supports parallel visual processing [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Assembly of SNAPc, Bdp1, and TBP on the U6 snRNA Gene Promoter in Drosophila melanogaster [Research Article]

Absolute ethanol intake predicts ethanol preference in Drosophila [SHORT COMMUNICATION]

Neural dysfunction correlates with heat coma and CTmax in Drosophila but does not set the boundaries for heat stress survival [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Fly eyes are not still: a motion illusion in Drosophila flight supports parallel visual processing [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Responses of activity rhythms to temperature cues evolve in Drosophila populations selected for divergent timing of eclosion [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

The glue produced by Drosophila melanogaster for pupa adhesion is universal [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Recurrent Collection of Drosophila melanogaster from Wild African Environments and Genomic Insights into Species History

Context-dependent genetic architecture of Drosophila life span

Maintenance of hindgut reabsorption during cold exposure is a key adaptation for Drosophila cold tolerance [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

The Loci of Behavioral Evolution: Evidence That Fas2 and tilB Underlie Differences in Pupation Site Choice Behavior between Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans

Patterns of Genomic Differentiation in the Drosophila nasuta Species Complex

PhD Studenship in soma-germline communication and signaling regulation in the Drosophila testis (Medway School of Pharmacy, Universities of Kent and Greenwich)

COVID-19