Reports outline physiology study results from Duke University

New investigation results, 'Taste and pheromone perception in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster,' are detailed in a study published in Pflügers Archiv European Journal of Physiology. "Taste is an essential sense for detection of nutrient-rich food and avoidance of toxic substances. The Drosophila melanogaster gustatory system provides an excellent model to study taste perception and taste-elicited behaviors. 'The fly' is unique in the animal kingdom with regard to available experimental tools, which include a wide repertoire of molecular-genetic analyses (i.e., efficient production of transgenics and gene knockouts), elegant behavioral assays, and the possibility to...

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