Flying To The Tune Of A Neuropeptide Receptor: “Exciting” Insights From Fruit Flies

For a fruit fly, flying is just about everything. It is the most important innate behavior that helps the fly reach out to food sources and mates, escape predators, and find secure sites to lay eggs. But what gives the fruit fly its ability to fly relentlessly and reach out to your fruit bowl? A recent study from the lab of Prof. Gaiti Hasan, published in PLOS Genetics, has identified molecules that play a key role in this behavior.