Columbia scientists locate nerve cells that enable fruit flies to escape danger

Columbia scientists locate nerve cells that enable fruit flies to escape danger 03/20/2018 12:21 PM EDT Researchers have identified the nerve cells that initiate a fly's escape response: that complex series of movements in which an animal senses, and quickly maneuvers away from, something harmful such as high heat. These results provide a window into a survival mechanism so important that it has persisted across evolutionary time, and today exists in virtually all animals -- including in people. Full story at https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/columbia-scientists-locate-nerve-cells-enable-fruit-flies-escape-danger Source The Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111