Uma mosca com 6 Prêmios Nobel?

A mosca-das-frutas Drosophila melanogaster é um dos principais modelos da ciência, já rendeu seis Prêmios Nobel.

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Cerca de 75% dos genes humanos ligados a doenças estão na Drosophila, facilitando pesquisas biomédicas.

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Foi usada para estudar genética desde o início do século XX, com Thomas Morgan.

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Suas contribuições vão de descobertas sobre cromossomos até o funcionamento do relógio biológico.

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No Brasil, USP, UFPE e Embrapa usam a Drosophila para investigar doenças e pragas agrícolas.

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A Academia Brasileira de Ciências a vê como essencial no estudo de doenças tropicais e novos medicamentos.

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Sua simplicidade genética permite manipulações para entender questões biológicas complexas.

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Investir em estudos com Drosophila fortalece a inovação e a soberania científica brasileira.

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