#  CNN highlights "degrees of Kevin Bacon" gene report 

 





May 31, 2024

 

 

 CNN has published an article "[Scientists identify 'degrees of Kevin Bacon' gene](https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/02/world/fruit-flies-degrees-of-kevin-bacon-gene-scn/index.html)" by Katie Hunt that features a *Drosophila* study of social networks by R. Rooke (pictured) and colleagues in the Levine lab at the University of Toronto. Read the article [here](https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/02/world/fruit-flies-degrees-of-kevin-bacon-gene-scn/index.html). Additional coverage appears in [MedicalXpress](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-degrees-kevin-bacon-gene-fruit.html) and [SpringerNature Research Communities](https://communities.springernature.com/posts/degrees-of-kevin-bacon-regulates-group-behaviour). The University of Toronto's press release can be accessed [here](https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-researchers-identify-degrees-kevin-bacon-gene-well-connected-fruit-flies) and the peer-reviewed research report is available at [PubMed Central](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11061139/).



 

 

 



 

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