Visual System of the Fruit Fly (IMAGE)
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The photoreceptor nerve cells (green) of the fly's compound eye send their axons to the brain's optic ganglia. Scientists have now discovered that the axons are able to recognize their target area in the brain thanks to the interaction of two genes.
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Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology / Suzuki
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