Using tiny flows of warm or cool water, researchers have induced one end of a fruit fly embryo to develop faster than the other. (hhmi.org)
The researchers used this live - imaging technique to study fly embryos at a key stage in their development, approximately two hours after the onset of embryonic life where the genes undergo fast and furious transcription for about one hour. (sciencedaily.com)
Small flies: For this Kandinsky - like image, researchers stained cross sections of 20 fruit fly embryos with antibodies to reveal three distinct tissue types: muscle, nerve and skin. (scientificamerican.com)