Tag: Drosophila
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Inhibitory Circuits Control Leg Movements During Drosophila Grooming
Overview: Grooming as a window into neural control Grooming is a routine, highly patterned set of movements that allows Drosophila to clean its body and antennae. These leg-driven actions arise from a compact neural network that translates sensory input into precise motor output. Recent research highlights the critical role of inhibitory circuits in sculpting these…
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Inhibitory Circuits Control Drosophila Grooming Movements
Understanding the Gating of Drosophila Grooming Drosophila grooming is a finely tuned set of behaviors that allows a tiny insect to clean its body and antennae. At its core lies a neural system capable of translating sensory inputs into precise leg movements. Recent work highlights the crucial role of inhibitory circuits in shaping when and…
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Inhibitory Circuits Orchestrate Drosophila Grooming Movements
Introduction: The precise choreography of Drosophila grooming Grooming in fruit flies may seem trivial, but it is a finely tuned motor program essential for sensory hygiene and health. Recent advances in neurobiology have illuminated how inhibitory circuits sculpt the leg movements that underlie grooming behavior in Drosophila. By examining how neural lineages and interneurons coordinate…
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Early Fruit Fly Embryos Reveal Climate Adaptation Starts
Introduction: A Window into Climate Resilience As global temperatures rise, scientists are racing to understand how the earliest stages of life respond to warming. A new study from the University of Vermont examines the embryonic life of the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, revealing that clues about climate adaptation may emerge far earlier than previously…
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MIT Deep-Learning Model Rearranges Our Understanding of Fruit Fly Cells
MIT Unveils a Deep‑Learning Tool to Predict Fruit Fly Cell Behavior Researchers at MIT, led by associate professor Ming Guo, have developed a cutting‑edge deep‑learning model that forecasts minute‑by‑minute cell actions in fruit fly embryos. The breakthrough promises to illuminate the earliest stages of development and could reshape how scientists study cell mechanics, tissue formation,…