Celebrating World Pangolin Day with new genomes to aid the world's most trafficked animal
Pangolins are unique as they are the only mammal to be covered in scales. Even though they are scaly, photos of them are ...
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Gene variant could protect against ultra-rare seizure disorder, fruit fly research finds
A combination of human pedigree analysis and fruit fly genetics has identified a gene variant that appears to prevent PIGA-CDG, a rare but serious seizure disorder. The findings could ultimately lead ...
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The Drosophila EGF domain protein Uninflatable sets the switch between wrapping glia growth and axon wrapping instructed by Notch
This important study identifies a new key factor in orchestrating the process of glial wrapping of axons in Drosophila wandering larvae. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is convincing ...
Decoding the giant Y of Silene latifolia: Evolutionary insights into an unusually large sex chromosome
A high-quality genome assembly of Silene latifolia was generated by researchers at CNRS/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and ...
Scientists Uncover New Secrets of Insulin Production
JMU scientists studied insulin-producing cells in fruit flies, finding that secretion is influenced by gut hormones, ...