FlyBase: a database for drosophila genetics and molecular biology

This article uncovers a natural, programmable metamaterial in the developing Drosophila eye. The precise 3D curvature of the adult compound eye is programmed during development by a microscopic, 2D tr...

IU Biology news: The IU Stock Center maintains thousands of documented, living genetic strains of Drosophila melanogaster, a small fruit fly that has served as one of science’s most powerful tools for...

The Royal Society David Attenborough Prize Lecture: The battle for reality delivered by Roger Highfield

The ERC Scientific Council has listened to the concerns from members of the research community about the recent announcement on changes to the re-submission rules. The changes, intended to manage the ...

CODA: a method for 3D reconstruction of large serially sectioned tissues.

The climate and biodiversity crisis affects us all. Our planet faces unsustainable rising temperatures and the destruction of natural habitats. But there is hope.

The Institute of Human Genetics invites applications for a Principal Investigator position in its main research areas. Read more...

Samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu contain all five canonical nucleobases (A, G, C, T and U). Their presence in Ryugu and Bennu supports the hypothesis that carbonaceous asteroids contributed to...

Find your Just Noticeable Difference in colour perception. How small a colour difference can you actually see?

Couturier et al. show that the development of regular rows of light-receiving units in the Drosophila eye is accompanied by pulses of proneural gene expression and Notch signaling activity. Pattern pr...

UKRI boss Ian Chapman said it had been told by the government to