#inktober2021 Day 28: #crispy flies The latest technique to modify the #genome of flies is called #CRISPR. It allows to target exact sites in the genome and insert custom-made modifications. (1/4) #scicomm #sciart #Drosophila #stem #molecularbiology #genomeediting #GMO
#inktober2021 Day 24: #Extinct Old, old flies. There are more than 1600 species in the #Drosophila genus. They live in diverse climates, behave differently and eat a variety of foods: from tree sap to fungi, from rotten fruit to flower petals. (1/3) #scicomm #sciart #STEM
#inktober2021 Day 23: #leak. A blue feeling😨🎂. We all age. Humans, flies... is inevitable. But, can we delay it? Or at least make it easier to endure? Can we do something!? (1/4) #scicomm #sciart #stem #physiology #postdoclife #AcademicTwitter #Drosophila #stem #Biology
#inktober2021 Day 18: Fly me to the #moon #Drosophila flies were the first non-human animals to see earth from #space. In the 1940s intrepid flies launched from New Mexico in the US, on V2 rockets previously owned by Germany. (1/3) #scicomm #sciart #biology #STEM #astronaut
#inktober2021 Day 15: See-through #helmet How can we study brain activity in an animal as they go about their day? Here a cool new method using #fruitflies (1/4) #scicomm #sciart #biology #circuits #Drosophila
#inktober2021 Day 14: #tick tock goes the biological clock The origins of #genetics of #behavior and #neurobiology in #drosophila are with the biological clock. The first #mutants were three variants of a single #gene later called "period". (1/3) #scicomm #sciart #biology
#inktober2021 Day 13: A #roof to grow under How do #Drosophila flies help us understand #development? During development cells have to produce other cells, they have to move, change shape, and commit to new functions. (1/4) #scicomm #sciart #stem #biology
#inktober2021 Day 11: #Sour A sour smell. #Drosophila like to eat food fermented by yeasts and bacteria. Some typical products of #fermentation are acids, like acetic acid (vinegar). Flies have special #smell receptors that allow them to sense these acids from afar. (1/2)
#inktober2021 Day 7: #fan It is a hot summer night! The fan-shaped body in the #drosophila #brain is a central structure that controls #sleep. This part of the brain receives the information on how badly the fly needs to sleep and sends signals to induce sleep #scicomm #stem
Trying to make as many fly art as possible Artober Day 8 : Color #inktober2021 #Inktoberday8 #Color #drosophila #drosophilaembryo #SciArt #createdonsurface #autodesksketchbook
#inktober2021. Day 4: #Raven In some cultures, a raven is a sign of a bad omen. For #fly people #mites are our ravens. A mite in a vial may be the harbinger of doom, a presage of an incoming invasion. (1/3) #scicomm #sciart #horrorart #nevermore #nature #Drosophila
#inktober2021 Día 4: #knot El #gen knot (nudo) de #Drosophila es importante para la formación de las venas centrales del ala. El #mutante del gen tiene las venas centrales del #ala hechas un nudo (1/2) #STEM #scicomm #sciart #AcademicChatter
#inktober2021 Day 4: #Knot The #gene Knot in #Drosophila is involved in the formation of the central veins of the #wing. In the #mutant , the central veins of the wing appeared to be tangled up in a knot (1/2) #STEM #nature #research #scicomm #sciart #Biology #AcademicChatter
#inktober2021 Day3:#Vessel A #trachea or a blood vessel? #Drosophila flies are used as a model to study the #development of #blood vessels. But how?👇 (1/3) #breathing #stem #science #biology #research #sciart #scicomm #nature
#inktober2021 Day1 #Crystal When a #fly larvae gets hurt (e.g. when falling from their little #bike), Crystal cells travel to the #wound and help to plug it and form a scab. They get their name from the tiny dark crystals inside them. #woundhealing #drosophila #research #STEM
