Fruit Fly Brains Provide Clues to Autism Research

Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 16:35 in Biology & Nature

(PhysOrg.com) -- Linda L. Restifo of the Arizona Research Laboratory at The University of Arizona has developed a highly unique and promising methodology that uses fruit fly brains to screen for drugs that may increase the cognitive functionality of children with mental retardation or autism.

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