Morgridge Center for Research Investigator and University of Wisconsin professor of genetics Daniela Drummond-Barbosa gave insight into the connection between fruit flies and human health Sept. 14 ...

Scientists fed fruit flies a diet to make them extra plump. In their old age, the researchers put them on a diet and found remarkable results. If the findings transfer to humans, it might mean we ...

We share 98% of our DNA with primates, 97.5% with mice, and 60% with fruit flies. Yes, fruit flies. And given we share key genetic ­features, fruit flies make excellent models for research ...

Technically, it's the yeast they crave, produced by yummy rotting fruit, but they can consume quite a lot of ethanol as a result of that fruity diet. Yes, fruit flies have ultra-fast metabolisms ...

Fruit fly populations raised on a poor diet for 270 generations offer clues to ageing and immunity. Credit: Dipendra Nath Basu. What your ancestors ate — or didn’t eat — could shape how your ...

The hormones in our gut may play a significant role in the aging process. A study has found that gut hormones could control how long we live. The discovery sheds some light on how our diet influences ...

But because fruit flies have a lifespan of only about two months, ... Flies on a restricted diet both lived longer and had ...

How fruit flies get in your home. Fruit trees and fruit dropped from them can wreak havoc in your yard, said Manteca-based Next Generation Pest Control owner Stephen Tahija in a June interview ...

The Mediterranean fruit fly lays eggs that hatch into maggots inside fruit. Officials plan to halt population growth by dropping millions of sterile male flies over the affected region. By Livia ...