A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the fly larva mouth that allow the taste of food texture. Published in the ...

The researchers established that maggots will not eat food that is too hard or too soft, but if it is just right -- corresponding to days old decaying fruit -- they dig in. Hypothesizing that this ...

Tim Jenkins and his student Chad Pollard test blood samples to detect decaying neurons, a sign of neurodegenerative diseases. The two founded a company, Renew Biotechnologies, to further the research ...

For maggots, the experience of eating a succulent meal isn’t just about how their food tastes, but also how it feels. Researchers used genetic tools to reveal that certain neurons in the brain control ...