How do flies determine their escape paths? Scientists have answered this question by studying video footage of a wingless fly attempting to take to the air. The question of whether a fly will move ...

A study reveals how the Wingless signalling pathway shapes the embryonic intestine of the Drosophila fly, activating a mechanism involved in calcium transport. The finding redefines the role of ...

A molecular analysis found that wingless flies protected their eggs with a temperature-resistant gel to help them withstand freezing and thawing in Antarctica. The good thing about the short Antarctic ...

The first mutation of the wingless gene was found by accident in Drosophila in the 1970s, following the observation of flies that did not possess wings, hence its name. Fifteen years after its ...

Source: Frank Vassen, via Wikimedia Commons. Snow flies seem to defy logic. These wingless flies are commonly seen scurrying across snow-covered surfaces at temperatures that would paralyze and kill ...

Scientist at Caltech have discovered why oh why one of the most basic artifacts on earth, the looming swatter, fails against its winged nemesis, the fly. In fact, using high-resolution, high-speed ...

The Drosophila embryo's midgut forms with an endodermal layer (green) encased by visceral mesoderm (blue). Three constrictions divide the gut, with Wingless (magenta) shaping the middle one. "We knew ...

The good thing about the short Antarctic summer is it's a lot like a Midwest winter. But for wingless flies, that's also the bad thing about Antarctic summers. The flies and their eggs must contend ...