The amazing vinegar fly! "The Drosophila genome is 60% homologous to that of humans ... and about 75% of the genes responsible for human diseases have homologs in flies." Drosophila melanogaster: A Model Organism to Study Cancer https://t.co/c8n2FrQlGd
@LidskyPeter @AdrianMoliere @TSchmauck I think the Gems lab has shown proliferation-dependent death in the c. elegans germline. C. elegans isn't really postmitotic. Not familiar with drosophila, but if they can be a model organism to study cancer, they sh
@EW222222 @kindanew @gunsnrosesgirl3 Well, there's 60% of DNA conserved between fruit flies and humans, so there's a rather large chunk of commonality there. Not to mention that about 75% of the genes that cause human diseases can also be found to cause si
@VerbalKint67 @amelie_for_you C'était une blague tres interessante, qui fait réfléchir a deux fois. D'un premier abord, une mouche qui pete peut etre con comme découverte, mais peut mener a une découverte tres importante pour la sante humaine. https://t.co