Drosophila -- known as fruit flies -- are a valuable model for human heart pathophysiology, including cardiac aging and cardiomyopathy. However, a choke point in evaluating fruit fly hearts is the ...

Peach (Prunus persica) is an economically important fruit, and understanding the genetic basis of its quality traits is crucial for breeding. Recent advances in genome sequencing have led to the ...

Discoveries that impact lifespan and healthspan in fruit flies are usually tested in mice before being considered potentially relevant in humans, a process that is expensive and time intensive. A ...

In the context of a continually growing global population and rising food demand, fruit, as an important source of nutrition, requires quality grading and efficient processing, which are critical ...