Noelia Pinal

The paper investigates size compensation in Drosophila wing imaginal discs after ionizing radiation, finding that it occurs without increased proliferation or reliance on JNK, JAK/STAT, or Wg pathways.

This study shows that lack of apoptosis in Drosophila epithelial cells leads to senescence and tumorigenesis, with tumorigenic potential depending on cell identity and JNK pathway activation.