Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of researchers was able to successfully engineer "virgin birth" in fruit flies. Asexual reproduction, or parthenogenesis, ...

Scientists have discovered that the optimal diet for male fruit flies may depend strongly on whether they are reproducing, ...

For many of us, when we think of microbiomes, our first thoughts are probably about the beneficial microorganisms that live in our guts. But now, researchers from Japan and the US have discovered how ...

For the first time, scientists have induced facultative parthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction, in an animal that usually reproduces sexually. An estimated 76 percent of fruit flies can ...

The common fruit fly normally needs a mate to reproduce. But scientists tinkering with its genes found the ones that can induce parthenogenesis, or virgin birth. For the first time, scientists ...

Which fruit fly trap is best? Even the most meticulous homeowner will see the occasional fruit fly. An adult female can lay hundreds of eggs at a time, meaning an infestation can happen before you ...

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Fruit flies are a common pest often attracted to garbage cans, fermented foods and fruit. One of the most common solutions is a fruit fly trap.

Scientists say they have created "virgin births" in female fruit flies for the first time. Researchers were able to identify a gene that allowed the insects to reproduce without sperm from a father.

A research group found that in female fruit flies, microorganisms enhance reproductive function, boosting the number of cells that form eggs and the number of mature eggs. This is done by controlling ...

Osaka, Japan – For many of us, when we think of microbiomes, our first thoughts are probably about the beneficial microorganisms that live in our guts. But now, researchers from Japan and US have ...