Studying 'ground plans' for neurons in Drosophila brains (IMAGE)

University of Michigan

Studying 'ground plans' for neurons in Drosophila brains

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A project led by the University of Michigan could simplify making connections between molecular biology, cellular biology and behavior. This work was rooted in research into developmental differences between male fruit fly brains (left) and female fruit fly brains (right). The scale bars correspond to 50 micrometers, about the diameter of a human hair.

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N. A. Elkahlah et al. Nature, 2026. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10526-3

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