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Learning to fly: Fruit flies, ageing and dementia
The eye of the fly Prior to meeting them for the first time, I always do some research into the scientists I’m due to film. This time, though, Linda Partridge from UCL’s Institute of Healthy Ageing was...
View ArticleGood vibrations: Fly mating gets all shook up
The courtship of common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster), involves the male making a number of specific moves on the female.If successful, this causes her to stop in her tracks. Her immobility...
View ArticleWellcome Trust Research Round-up: 1/9/14
Our fortnightly round-up of news from the Wellcome Trust research community… Genes linked to development of glaucoma A new study funded by the Wellcome Trust and Fight for Sight has identified four new...
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