Today, recombinant proteins are typically made by microbes. But could insects make smarter and more cost-effective hosts, ...

Amid a growing waste crisis, Dr Frank Mnthambala is taking a groundbreaking initiative that could transform agriculture and waste management in Malawi. At the Mzuzu University (Mzuni) Department of ...

For most urban dwellers, flies are a nuisance to be kept in check with screens, swatters and traps. But in the Mukuru area of Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, they are being cultivated for a surprising ...

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elegans worm, with its 302 neurons, and the brain of a larval fruit fly, which had 3,000 neurons, but the adult fruit fly is several orders of magnitude more complex, with almost 140,000 neurons ...

FRUIT FLIES are smart. For a start—the clue is in the name—they can fly. They can also flirt; fight; form complex, long-term memories of their surroundings; and even warn one another about the ...

Researchers used AI to map the brain of an adult fruit fly The work will lead to a better understanding of the human brain It could also lead to tailored treatments for brain diseases, experts say ...

The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 million connections between them has been produced for a fruit fly. This landmark achievement has been conducted by a large ...

So Fly: Scientists Complete Map of Adult Fruit Fly Brain By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The head of a Princeton team that mapped the brain ...

It could also lead to tailored treatments for brain diseases, experts say WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The head of a Princeton team that mapped the brain of an adult fruit fly -- a ...