Life without TORC Is One Big Struggle
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - 11:28
in Biology & Nature
Humans and fruitflies - those pesky little buggers that are irresistibly attracted to overripe fruit - share more than a sweet tooth. Both rely on the same insulin-regulated molecular pathway to maintain their energy balance when starved for food, reports a team of researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.