Opinion: Can organs have a sexual identity?
24 February 2016Golnar Kolahgar (Gurdon Institute) discusses the suggestion that the stem cells which allow our organs to grow “know” their own sexual identity.
Opinion: How fruit flies can help keep African scientists at home
15 February 2016Timothy Weil (Department of Zoology) and Silvia Muñoz-Descalzo (University of Bath) discuss the project that aims to make the fruit fly a model organism for research in Africa.
African universities reap fruits of fly research
10 July 2015Fruit flies are proving the unlikely source of a new initiative to help improve postgraduate research opportunities in Africa, with the support of Cambridge academics.
How close are you to a fruit fly?
08 July 2015The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, F is for Fruit Fly and the myriad ways that they are helping with medical research.
Scientists wake up to causes of sleep disruption in Alzheimer’s disease
27 February 2014New research using fruit flies with Alzheimer’s protein finds that the disease doesn’t stop the biological clock ticking, but detaches it from the sleep-wake cycle that it usually regulates. Findings could lead to more effective ways to improve sleep patterns in those with Alzheimer’s.
On the fly: African summer school on insect neuroscience
26 April 2013A programme created by Cambridge researchers is teaching African scientists how insects can be powerful yet inexpensive model systems in neuroscientific research.
World first for fly research
15 February 2013A how-to manual for fruit fly research has been created.
