The secret lives of Drosophila flies
Flies of the genus Drosophila, and particularly those of the species Drosophila melanogaster, are best known as laboratory organisms. As with all model organisms, they were domesticated for empirical studies, but they also continue to exist as wild populations. Decades of research on these flies in...
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| description | Flies of the genus Drosophila, and particularly those of the species Drosophila melanogaster, are best known as laboratory organisms. As with all model organisms, they were domesticated for empirical studies, but they also continue to exist as wild populations.
Decades of research on these flies in the laboratory have produced astounding and important insights into basic biological processes, but we have only scratched the surface of what they have to offer as research organisms. An outstanding challenge now is to build on this knowledge and explore how natural history has shaped D. melanogaster in order to advance our understanding of biology more generally. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-654d0b9a79a14c76be8b31c62dd262fc2022-12-22T03:33:54ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2015-06-01410.7554/eLife.06793The secret lives of Drosophila fliesTherese Ann Markow0Division of Biological Sciences, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, United StatesFlies of the genus Drosophila, and particularly those of the species Drosophila melanogaster, are best known as laboratory organisms. As with all model organisms, they were domesticated for empirical studies, but they also continue to exist as wild populations. Decades of research on these flies in the laboratory have produced astounding and important insights into basic biological processes, but we have only scratched the surface of what they have to offer as research organisms. An outstanding challenge now is to build on this knowledge and explore how natural history has shaped D. melanogaster in order to advance our understanding of biology more generally.https://elifesciences.org/articles/06793the natural history of model organismspeciesnatural historyecology |
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| title | The secret lives of Drosophila flies |
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| topic | the natural history of model organism species natural history ecology |
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