# Model Organism: Flies **URL:** https://community.alliancegenome.org/c/model-organism-flies/6.md [Latest](https://community.alliancegenome.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.alliancegenome.org/categories.md) --- ## [About the Model Organism: Flies category](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/about-the-model-organism-flies-category/12)
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Discussion related to Drosophila melanogaster. Use the following paragraphs for a longer description, or to establish category guidelines or rules: Why should people use this category? What is it for? How exactly … --- ## [September 2026 updates to the FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/september-2026-updates-to-the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8737)
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The FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page has updated with papers submitted in September. If you’d like to be featured in an upcoming update, please flag your paper with a new resource, technique, or reagent when … --- ## [August 2026 updates to the FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/august-2026-updates-to-the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8718)
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The FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page has updated with papers submitted in August. If you’d like to be featured in an upcoming update, please flag your paper with a new resource, technique, or reagent when you… --- ## [July updates to the FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/july-updates-to-the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8705)
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The FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page has updated with papers submitted in July. If you’d like to be featured in an upcoming update, please flag your paper with a new resource, technique, or reagent when you F… --- ## [June updates to FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/june-updates-to-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances/8690)
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The FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page has updated with papers submitted in June If you’d like to be featured in an upcoming update, please flag your paper with a new resource, technique, or reagent when you Fa… --- ## [FlyBase Commentary: Using AI to get FlyBase data](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/flybase-commentary-using-ai-to-get-flybase-data/8687)
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Like many research communities, the FlyBase community has begun using AI tools. Learn more about what that means for FlyBase users today: what we are seeing, why we have to put limits on it, why an AI assistant’s answer … --- ## [FlyBase Release 2026\_02 is now live](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/flybase-release-2026-02-is-now-live/8684)
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FlyBase has updated to release FB2026\_02. Details about what’s new can be found here New In This Release --- ## [May updates to FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/may-updates-to-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances/8677)
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The FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page has updated with papers submitted in May If you’d like to be featured in an upcoming update, please flag your paper with a new resource, technique, or reagent when you Fas… --- ## [April updates to FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/april-updates-to-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances/8658)
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The FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page has updated with papers submitted in April. If you’d like to be featured in an upcoming update, please flag your paper with a new resource, technique, or reagent when you … --- ## [March updates to FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/march-updates-to-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances/8645)
**Author:** [@sian](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/sian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/march-updates-to-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances/8645 "2026-04-01T18:04:14Z")
The FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page has updated with papers submitted in February. https://wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase:Papers\_with\_technical\_advances#Mar\_2026 If you’d like to be featured in an upcoming u… --- ## [February updates to FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/february-updates-to-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8630)
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The FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page has updated with papers submitted in February. FlyBase:Papers with technical advances - FlyBase Wiki If you’d like to be featured in an upcoming update, please flag your p… --- ## [January updates to the FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/january-updates-to-the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8612)
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The FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page has been updated with January’s user submissions https://wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase:Papers\_with\_technical\_advances#Jan\_2026. As always, if you’d like your paper reportin… --- ## [December 2025 updates to the FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/december-2025-updates-to-the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8599)
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The December Papers with Technical Advances are here: https://wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase:Papers\_with\_technical\_advances#Dec\_2025. Don’t forget to flag when you Fast-Track Your Paper if you want your paper with a new t… --- ## [FlyBase Release FB2025\_05 is now live](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/flybase-release-fb2025-05-is-now-live/8576)
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FlyBase has updated to release FB2025\_05. Details about what’s new can be found here FlyBase: New In This Release --- ## [November 2025 updates to the FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/november-2025-updates-to-the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8566)
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The November Papers with Technical Advances are here: https://wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase:Papers\_with\_technical\_advances#Nov\_2025. Don’t forget to flag when you Fast-Track Your Paper if you want your paper with a new t… --- ## [October updates to the FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/october-updates-to-the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8555)
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The October Papers with Technical Advances are here: https://wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase:Papers\_with\_technical\_advances#Oct\_2025. Don’t forget to flag when you Fast-Track Your Paper if you want your paper with a new te… --- ## [September updates to the FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/september-updates-to-the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8522)
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The September Papers with Technical Advances are here: https://wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase:Papers\_with\_technical\_advances#Sep\_2025. Don’t forget to flag when you Fast-Track Your Paper if you want your paper with a new … --- ## [August updates to the FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/august-updates-to-the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8496)
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It’s August Technical Advances update time! See the newly added papers here FlyBase:Papers with technical advances - FlyBase Wiki. Don’t forget to flag when you Fast-Track Your Paper if you want your paper with a new tec… --- ## [July updates to the FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/july-updates-to-the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8467)
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The FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page has updated; papers flagged in July are here: FlyBase:Papers with technical advances - FlyBase Wiki. You can have your paper with new technique, reagent, or resource featu… --- ## [FlyBase release FB2025\_03 is live](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/flybase-release-fb2025-03-is-live/8463)
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https://flybase.org/, now with refreshed data. New This Release information is here FlyBase: New In This Release --- ## [June updates to the FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/june-updates-to-the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8451)
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June updates to the FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page are here: FlyBase:Papers with technical advances - FlyBase Wiki Multi-omics integration reveals Vha68-3 as a testicular aging-specific factor that coordina… --- ## [May updates to the FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/may-updates-to-the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8428)
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Papers submitted in May are here FlyBase:Papers with technical advances - FlyBase Wiki Dynamics of two distinct memory interactions during water seeking in Drosophila. (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.) Establishing a nov… --- ## [The FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page: Now with April updates](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page-now-with-april-updates/8407)
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Here’s the new papers: FlyBase:Papers with technical advances - FlyBase Wiki Valve cells are crucial for efficient cardiac performance in Drosophila. (PLoS Genet.) valve cell imaging Aminergic and peptidergic modula… --- ## [The FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page has updated with March submissions](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page-has-updated-with-march-submissions/8382)
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Here’s the new papers: FlyBase:Papers with technical advances - FlyBase Wiki Systematic screening of enhancer-blocking insulators in Drosophila identifies their DNA sequence determinants. (Dev. Cell) Tonelli et al. dev… --- ## [The February updates to FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances are here](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/the-february-updates-to-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-are-here/8352)
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The new papers can be found here: FlyBase:Papers with technical advances - FlyBase Wiki Proteomic analysis across aged tissues reveals distinct signatures and the crucial involvement of midgut barrier function in the re… --- ## [Funding Opportunity for Drosophila Outreach Efforts](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/funding-opportunity-for-drosophila-outreach-efforts/8332)
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The Drosophila Board invites applications for funding to support efforts to increase trainee participation, equity and diversity in the Drosophila research community. Non-profit programs anywhere in the world that introd… --- ## [FlyBase updated to release FB2025\_01](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/flybase-updated-to-release-fb2025-01/8330)
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FlyBase release FB2025\_01 is live! New in release details are here: New and Notable Changes in FB2025\_01 - FlyBase Substack --- ## [Fly Board elections are open (until Feb. 16 2025)](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/fly-board-elections-are-open-until-feb-16-2025/8281)
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On behalf of the Fly Board: Elections for the North America Drosophila Board of Representatives for 2025 are now open. The Fly Board (FlyBase:Fly Board - FlyBase Wiki) plays an important role in the Drosophila research … --- ## [The January updates to FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances have posted](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/the-january-updates-to-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-have-posted/8311)
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You can find the new papers here: FlyBase:Papers with technical advances - FlyBase Wiki Optogenetic control of Drosophila neurons: a laboratory practical for undergraduates and outreach. (J. Microbiol. Biol. Educ.) UAS… --- ## [Updates on FlyBase’s uptime and IP blocks](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/updates-on-flybase-s-uptime-and-ip-blocks/8305)
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FlyBase Commentary: FlyBase IP blocks FlyBase’s servers have been experiencing an unprecedented amount of traffic recently, which has been causing the site to crash. This comes from legitimate FlyBase users using script… [Next page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/c/model-organism-flies/6.md?page=1)