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Article Published on GenomeWeb Related to: Branon TC, Bosch JA, Sanchez AD, Udeshi ND, Svinkina T, Carr SA, et al. Efficient proximity labeling in living cells and organisms with TurboID. Nat Biotechnol. 2018; NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – A team led by...

Valued for its short life cycle, prolific reproductive potential, and easily detected mutations, Drosophila melanogaster has been critical to advancing our understanding of health, disease, and genetic inheritance. This week on the Science podcast...

Article published in The Atlantic Modern genetics would not be possible without the humble fruit fly. In college, I worked briefly in a fruit-fly lab, where I spent most of my time just keeping different fly strains alive. It was not difficult—as anyone...

Article published on Nature.com A population of progenitor cells in the midgut of fruit flies undergoes differentiation in response to mechanical force. This finding marks the first time that such a phenomenon has been reported in vivo. Over the past...

Hormone alerts brain to fat-storage status, but its packaging system goes awry in obesity. If you’re one of the millions of Americans who’s ever tried to lose weight, you’ve probably heard the old dieting chestnut, “calories in, calories out.” Calorie...

Article from EurekAlert!.com HOUSTON - (May 11, 2017) - When a group of researchers in the Undiagnosed Disease Network at Baylor College of Medicine realized they were spending days combing through databases searching for information regarding gene...

https://hms.harvard.edu/news/yin-insulins-yangThe ancient Chinese philosophy of Taoism emphasizes a harmony of opposing forces. Light counterbalances darkness. Action counterbalances inaction. Similarly, blood-sugar raising hormones such as glucagon...