African researchers are using Drosophila melanogaster fruit flies to advance studies of genetics, biomedicine, developmental biology, toxicology and more.
But the recent discovery of 200-year-old rock paintings found in South Africa now has scientists hypothesizing that this ancient creature may have been far more than just a legend. The first ...
She gathers sacks of the hard-shelled fruit from the ancient trees and sells them on ... the latest devastating drought in southern Africa, worsened by the El Niño weather phenomenon.