And what have we here? The most noble of small insects, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.

Because Evolution by Common Descent unifies all of life (thanks for pointing this out, Charles Darwin), studying the genetics of an insect of even a plant or yeast can in fact reveal much about the biology of creatures like ourselves. You have to respect these model organisms of biological research.
Now, you may say the after watching the movie "The Fly" you understand the whole matter, but I urge you to look a little deeper past such science-fiction. Plus that is NOT a fruit fly, but rather the common house fly Musca domestica. Isabella Rossellini gives some fascinating insight into those flies here.
For an additional general overview of fruit flies in biology, check out this nice visual explanation, or explore some of the more famous mutants flies that are used in genetics. For the real detailed nitty-gritty that professionals get into, check out Flybase.
For an additional general overview of fruit flies in biology, check out this nice visual explanation, or explore some of the more famous mutants flies that are used in genetics. For the real detailed nitty-gritty that professionals get into, check out Flybase.
To read the zine online in comic format, click the image here:
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Remember what they say: "Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana!"
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1 comment:
That fruitfly 'zine is excellent. Well done.
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