If you like French accent:A short and informal introduction to Drosophila genetics, covering the basic knowledge and techniques that may be helpful when working with Drosophila. This series of short l...

A team of EPFL scientists tested the reproducibility of five decades of research on fly immunity. Most of those research results proved to be valid, but the team made one surprising discovery: the non...

As biomedical research prioritizes human models and translational promise, classic model organisms are increasingly dismissed. Here we argue that they have a lasting value, both in enabling discovery and in cultivating scientific thinking, by training researchers in systems reasoning, integrative thinking and independent inquiry.

Effective tissue adaptation to damage requires precise coordination among diverse cell types. In skeletal muscle, injury-responsive cells play a pivotal role in repair, yet the molecular and cellular ...

The role of environmentally triggered genetic and epigenetic changes in microbial adaptation and evolution is still not broadly appreciated. Brave Gen

Verification of 50 years of data bolsters immunology research, but identifies “suspicious” papers that don’t hold up

The ReproSci project retrospectively analyzed the reproducibility of 1006 claims from 400 papers published between 1959 and 2011 in the field of Drosophila immunity. This project attempts to provide a...

Call for Mentors from the Drosophila community. The Fly Board is excited to announce the second cycle of FlyCROSS (2025–2026), following a successful

The host innate immune response relies on the cooperation of multiple defense modules. In insects and other arthropods, which have only innate immune mechanisms, four main immune-specific modules cont...

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