Scientists successfully transfer courtship behavior between species (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Scientists successfully transfer courtship behavior between species

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Scientists have successfully transferred gift-giving courtship behavior from Drosophila subobscura to D. melanogaster males. They genetically engineered insulin-producing neurons in D. melanogaster to produce FruM proteins, causing these cells to grow long neural projections and connect to the courtship center in the brain.

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Tanaka et al., 2025

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