DEVELOPMENT: Necrotic Flies

Chasing flies because time flies.

that the authors conclude that Drosophila can be used as an instrumental model to elucidate the role of immune response as regulators of neuroprotection. In addition to Drosophila , much has been learnt from studying the zebrafish (Danio rerio) , appearing as an early vertebrate during evolution. The zebrafish has become an important organism for exploring defense mechanisms in innate immune re...

Taste sensilla of flies: function, central neuronal projections, and development.

Taste sensilla of flies are composed of only a few cells, all of which have different functions. Depending on the species and on the sensillum type, there are from 2-5 neurons, each of which has its own stimulus specificity, and each of which makes a different contribution to the fly's behavior. In addition, taste sensilla include several nonneuronal cells that are important both for the develo...

A lipophosphoglycan-independent development of Leishmania in permissive sand flies.

Leishmaniases are serious parasitic diseases the etiological organisms of which are transmitted by insect vectors, phlebotominae sand flies. Two sand fly species, Phlebotomus papatasi and P. sergenti, display remarkable specificity for Leishmania parasites they transmit in nature, but many others are broadly permissive to the development of different Leishmania species. Previous studies have su...

Tsetse Flies Rely on Symbiotic Wigglesworthia for Immune System Development

When we even bother to think about them, we usually regard the bacteria and other microbes that live in our guts and on our skin with disgust. However, recent discoveries about the roles the trillions of microbes living in the average person’s gut play in obesity, cardiovascular disease, and immunity have led us to look upon our omnipresent bacterial symbionts with a less jaundiced eye. Mutuall...

The Identification of Genes Controlling Development in Flies and Fishes