This review focuses on neuropeptides and peptide hormones, the largest and most diverse
class of neuroactive substances, known in Drosophila and other animals to play roles in …

The collection of components required to carry out the intricate processes involved in
generating and maintaining a living, breathing and, sometimes, thinking organism is …

Fruit flies of the genus Drosophila have been an attractive and effective genetic model
organism since Thomas Hunt Morgan and colleagues made seminal discoveries with them …

Courtship rituals serve to reinforce reproductive barriers between closely related species.
Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans exhibit reproductive isolation, owing in …

Alternative splicing of pre-mRNAs is a major contributor to both proteomic diversity and
control of gene expression levels. Splicing is tightly regulated in different tissues and …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

Genetically encoded effectors are important tools for probing cellular function in living
animals, but improved methods for directing their expression to specific cell types are …

We describe a new repressible binary expression system based on the regulatory genes
from the Neurospora qa gene cluster. This" Q system" offers attractive features for transgene …

To sense myriad environmental odors, animals have evolved multiple, large families of
divergent olfactory receptors. How and why distinct receptor repertoires and their associated …

Buried in many people and operating largely outside the realm of conscious thought are
forces inclining us toward liberal or conservative political convictions. Our biology …