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Female fruitfly fecundity
Developing egg chambers from the Drosophila ovary. The frequency with which mating occurs has differing consequences for males and female fruitflies in terms of their fitness and lifespan. For males,...
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Vive la revolution! Dr David Gems on ageing
Dr David Gems Philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn theorised that paradigm shifts are essential for the progress of science. Dr David Gems from University College London talks us through his group’s...
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The Portrait of a Fly (part 1): Come fly with me
For more than a hundred years, scientists have used the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) to study the fundamentals of developmental biology and genetics. But as biological understanding and...
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Good vibrations: Fly mating gets all shook up
The courtship of common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster), involves the male making a number of specific moves on the female.If successful, this causes her to stop in her tracks. Her immobility...
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The latest buzz on insomnia
We’re publishing the shortlisted entries to the 2012 Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize. In this piece, Elizabeth Hull describes how experiments in fruit flies are uncovering the genetics of sleep....
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The Portrait of a Fly (part 2): Fly on the wall
Drosophila: the model model organism; the humble fruit fly with a noble (not to mention Nobel) place in the history of science. Having learned about its importance in genetics and developmental...
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Tubular belle: Q&A with Dr Helen Weavers
In March, Helen Weavers was awarded the 2013 Beddington Medal for the best developmental biology thesis, which she produced at the end of her Trust-funded PhD. I asked her about her research and plans...
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Insomniac flies and the brain’s sleep switch
Scientists supported by the Wellcome Trust have identified the mechanism that tells the brain to sleep, a ‘pressure switch’ that controls the activity of sleep-promoting nerve cells in the brain. Ryan...
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Image of the Week: Drosophila melanogaster
In the next few weeks we will be shining the spotlight on some of the model organisms that have helped us to gain a better understanding of genetics and the way gene interactions make us who we are....
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Researcher Spotlight: Professor Scott Waddell
Professor Scott Waddell (Credit: Wellcome Images) Professor Scott Waddell is a Professor of Neurobiology at the University of Oxford and a Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow. Scott studied...
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Wellcome Trust Research Round-up: 1/9/14
Our fortnightly round-up of news from the Wellcome Trust research community… Genes linked to development of glaucoma A new study funded by the Wellcome Trust and Fight for Sight has identified four new...
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Wellcome Trust Research Round-up 29.06.15
Our fortnightly round-up of news from the Wellcome Trust Community Expanding our DNA’s alphabet Our DNA’s alphabet may be more extensive than previously thought according to Wellcome Trust-funded...
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Image of the Week: Fruit fly nervous system
Are you a scientist, photographer or artist? Submit your images now for the 2016 Wellcome Image Awards and they could reach a global audience. The winning images will go on display at science centres...
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Researcher Spotlight: Dr Lolitika Mandal
Dr Lolitika Mandal is an assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, India. She has an Intermediate Fellowship from the WellcomeDBT Indian Alliance and uses...
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Wellcome Trust Research Round-Up: 09.11.15
Our fortnightly round-up of news from the Wellcome Trust community… Fly-tipping A small molecule called microRNA (miRNA) may help fruit flies control their movements, according to new research...
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