# Selected publications These selected publications can help you get started learning about the impact of *Drosophila* on our understanding of biology; how to use *Drosophila* in research studies; and more. See "Selected Collections" below and the [links](/links) page for additional resources. 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ILAR J, 57, 2, Pp. 133-43. doi:10.1093/ilar/ilw034 Kevin Strange. 2016. “[Drug Discovery in Fish, Flies, and Worms.](/publications/drug-discovery-fish-flies-and-worms)”. ILAR J, 57, 2, Pp. 133-43. doi:10.1093/ilar/ilw034 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract Nonmammalian model organisms such as the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, and the zebrafish Danio rerio provide numerous experimental advantages for drug discovery including genetic and molecular tractability... Berrak Ugur, Kuchuan Chen, and Hugo Bellen. 2016. “[Drosophila Tools and Assays for the Study of Human Diseases.](/publications/drosophila-tools-and-assays-study-human-diseases)”. Dis Model Mech, 9, 3, Pp. 235-44. doi:10.1242/dmm.023762 Berrak Ugur, Kuchuan Chen, and Hugo Bellen. 2016. “[Drosophila Tools and Assays for the Study of Human Diseases.](/publications/drosophila-tools-and-assays-study-human-diseases)”. Dis Model Mech, 9, 3, Pp. 235-44. doi:10.1242/dmm.023762 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract Many of the internal organ systems of Drosophila melanogaster are functionally analogous to those in vertebrates, including humans. Although humans and flies differ greatly in terms of their gross morphological and cellular features, many of the molecular... ### 2015 Karen Hales, Christopher Korey, Amanda Larracuente, and David Roberts. 2015. “[Genetics on the Fly: A Primer on the Drosophila Model System.](/publications/genetics-fly-primer-drosophila-model-system)”. Genetics, 201, 3, Pp. 815-42. doi:10.1534/genetics.115.183392 Karen Hales, Christopher Korey, Amanda Larracuente, and David Roberts. 2015. “[Genetics on the Fly: A Primer on the Drosophila Model System.](/publications/genetics-fly-primer-drosophila-model-system)”. Genetics, 201, 3, Pp. 815-42. doi:10.1534/genetics.115.183392 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract Fruit flies of the genus Drosophila have been an attractive and effective genetic model organism since Thomas Hunt Morgan and colleagues made seminal discoveries with them a century ago. Work with Drosophila has enabled dramatic advances in cell and... ### 2014 Stephanie Mohr, Yanhui Hu, Kevin Kim, Benjamin Housden, and Norbert Perrimon. 2014. “[Resources for Functional Genomics Studies in Drosophila Melanogaster.](/publications/resources-functional-genomics-studies-drosophila-melanogaster)”. Genetics, 197, 1, Pp. 1-18. doi:10.1534/genetics.113.154344 Stephanie Mohr, Yanhui Hu, Kevin Kim, Benjamin Housden, and Norbert Perrimon. 2014. “[Resources for Functional Genomics Studies in Drosophila Melanogaster.](/publications/resources-functional-genomics-studies-drosophila-melanogaster)”. Genetics, 197, 1, Pp. 1-18. doi:10.1534/genetics.113.154344 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract Drosophila melanogaster has become a system of choice for functional genomic studies. Many resources, including online databases and software tools, are now available to support design or identification of relevant fly stocks and reagents or analysis and... ### 2010 Hugo Bellen, Chao Tong, and Hiroshi Tsuda. 2010. “[100 Years of Drosophila Research and Its Impact on Vertebrate Neuroscience: A History Lesson for the Future.](/publications/100-years-drosophila-research-and-its-impact-vertebrate-neuroscience)”. Nat Rev Neurosci, 11, 7, Pp. 514-22. doi:10.1038/nrn2839 Hugo Bellen, Chao Tong, and Hiroshi Tsuda. 2010. “[100 Years of Drosophila Research and Its Impact on Vertebrate Neuroscience: A History Lesson for the Future.](/publications/100-years-drosophila-research-and-its-impact-vertebrate-neuroscience)”. Nat Rev Neurosci, 11, 7, Pp. 514-22. doi:10.1038/nrn2839 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract Discoveries in fruit flies have greatly contributed to our understanding of neuroscience. The use of an unparalleled wealth of tools, many of which originated between 1910–1960, has enabled milestone discoveries in nervous system development and function... ## Selected Collections For information about specific sub-topics, check out articles in these and other special collections focused on *Drosophila* research. - [FlyBook](http://www.genetics.org/content/flybook), a special collection published in the journal *Genetics* - [Fly Models of Human Diseases](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/00702153/121), a special volume of *Current Topics in Develomental Biology* - [Drosophila as a Disease Model](http://dmm.biologists.org/collection/drosophila-disease-model), a special collection from *Disease Models & Mechanisms* - [Drosophila developmental biology methods](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/10462023/68/1), a special issue of *Methods*