Fungus-Infected Fly (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Fungus-Infected Fly

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A Drosophila fly was infected with a fungus. UC Davis experiments with flies raised on the Space Shuttle, on Earth and under high gravity in a centrifuge show that gravity affects the Toll receptor pathway responsible for fighting this infection. Toll receptors are also important for immunity in mammals including humans.

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Deborah Kimbrell/UC Davis

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