Fruit flies may help us understand brain injuries: study

Source: http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/fruit-flies-may-help-us-understand-brain-injuries-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fruit-flies-may-help-us-understand-brain-injuries-study

Using fruit flies as a traumatic brain injury (TBI) model may help researchers identify important genes and pathways that promote the repair of and minimise damage to the nervous system, a new study suggests. “Fruit flies actually have a very complex nervous system,” said Kim Finley from San Diego State University (SDSU) in the US.

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