The paper compares immune responses across five Drosophilidae species to bacterial infection, finding that clearance, not tolerance, drives differences in survival rates and identifying new antimicrobial peptides.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.31.748369

Drosophilabulk RNA-seq

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Evolutionary BiologyPLoS GeneticsPeer-reviewedJan 22, 2026

Molecular evolution of CO2-sensing ab1C neurons underlies divergent sensory responses in the Drosophila suzukii species group

Alice Gadau, Steven H. Mills, Xin Yu Zhu Jiang…·Li Zhao

The paper investigates how genetic changes in CO2-sensing neurons drive divergent oviposition preferences in Drosophila species.

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Drosophilaelectrophysiology

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Evolutionary BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedApr 30, 2025

Comparative Single Cell Analysis of Transcriptional Bursting Reveals the Role of Genome Organization on de novo Transcript Origination

UnJin Lee, Cong Li, Christopher B. Langer…·Li Zhao

The paper identifies a core gene set for cross-species cell type classification in Drosophila and shows genome organization influences transcriptional bursting and de novo gene origination during spermatogenesis.

7 citations

DrosophilascRNA-seq

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