Drosophila species are small flies, typically pale yellow to reddish brown to black, with red eyes. When the eyes (essentially a film of lenses) are removed, the brain is revealed. Drosophila brain structure …

Drosophila melanogaster, known colloquially as the fruit fly, remains one of the most commonly used model organisms for biomedical science. For more than one hundred years, the low cost, rapid …

It includes a description of Drosophila life history, Drosophila as an aging organism, types of studies that can be done, and a brief review of aging research on Drosophila.

Due to it’s small size, ease of culture and short generation time, geneticists have been using Drosophila ever since. Fruit flies are easily obtained from the wild and many biological science companies carry …

May 23, 2025 · Drosophila melanogaster, the fruit fly, is one of the most famous and widely used model organisms in studying not only general biology problems (such as insect physiology, behavior, …

Dec 24, 2025 · Drosophila is a genus of two-winged flies commonly known as fruit flies that are used in evolutionary and developmental studies. D. melanogaster is an important model organism for the …

The scientific name Drosophila actually means "lover of dew", implying that this species requires moist environments. The development of this species' offspring is extremely dependent on temperature, …