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Drosophila biologist and outreach advocate Prof. Andreas Prokop (Univ. of Manchester) has been awarded the 2022 British Society for Development Biology (BSDB) Wolpert Medal. Read more about Prof. Prokop's advocacy and the award in BSDB's online...

A five-part "Metamorphosis" series on BBC Radio 4, hosted by renowned dipterist Erica McAlister, will feature an episode on Drosophila research. Episodes will be available online after they air. Check out the "Drosophila Melanogastronaut" episode here.

The Clear+Vivid podcast with Alan Alda features and interview between Alda and Drosophila researcher Prof. Cassandra Extavour (Harvard University), "How oskar the gene invented sex." Available on several podcast platforms, including this one.

Drosophila researcher and associate professor of integrative biology at UC Berkeley Dr. Noah Whiteman was interviewed by the Beyond the Bench podcast, which is produced by SciComm@UCR. Hear Dr. Whiteman discuss "The Importance of Sharing Our Stories"...

An article by Pam Weintraub published in the digital magazine Aeon, " Hormones United," explores the 'democratic' way in which hormone signaling among organs maintains homeostasis and new ways in which researchers are learning about this medically...