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Using Fruit Flies As Model For Human Genetics

Emma Schook
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U of A University Relations

One University of Arkansas researcher recently received a grant from the National Institute of Health to study a particular gene that could possibly be used to regenerate connections between nerves in the human body. The research is being carried out on another organism that contains the same gene: the common fruit fly.

Timothy Dennis is KUAF's strategic technical planner and producer for Ozarks at Large.