Antennae Help Flies "Cruise" In Gusty Winds
Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2014 - Due to its well-studied genome and small size, the humble fruit fly has been used as a model to study hundreds of human health issues ranging from Alzheimer's to obesity. However, Michael Dickinson, Esther M. and Abe M. Zarem Professor of Bioengineering at Caltech, is more interested in the flies themselves-and how such tiny insects are capable of something we humans can only dream of: autonomou ... more

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