Making the right connections
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Genetic research involving the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has yielded new information about synaptogenesis or synaptic development. Kendal Broadie and Michael Bate investigated the consequences of total body-wall denervation on the muscle cells of embryonic flies. The results show that the control of neurotransmitter receptors in muscle cells by fly motor neurons was strikingly similar to what prevails among the vertebrates.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1993
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Post-expressionist flies
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Issues are presented concerning the importance of the modification of protein in the development of the Drosophila fruit fly. The key role of regulated gene expression in developmental biology is discussed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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Small but mighty timekeepers
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The role of RNA in the timekeeping processes of life forms is examined in detail.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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