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January 2025
The first sunlight of 2025 illuminates the Meoto-iwa (a pair of rocks resembling a married couple). The shapes of these rocks are somewhat unique, resembling the gut morphology of the male (left) and female (right) adult Drosophila. Blackie et al. used micro-CT (computed tomography) to scan numerous adult Drosophila and revealed detailed sex differences in the geometry of organ spatial arrangements, including the gut (Blackie et al. (2024) Nature 630: 392-400, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07463-4).
December 2024
This depicts a seashore in late autumn, where maple leaves resembling neurons are tinged with autumn red. In the distance, you can see an island, which is a whole brain map of Drosophila (Dorkenwald et al. (2024) Nature 634: 124-138, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07558-y), entirely composed of neuron-like maple leaves. Fly whole brain map: Adapted from Figure 1(a) of © Dorkenwald et al. (2024) Nature 634: 124-138, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07558-y. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
