Cocaine-addicted fruit flies might sound crazy, but researchers say they could help us understanding cocaine addiction in ...

In a new JNeurosci paper, Adrian Rothenfluh and colleagues from the University of Utah developed a fruit fly model of cocaine ...

Even when previously introduced to cocaine, Rothenfluh’s team noted that the insects routinely opted for pure sugar water ...

DEA agents seized a 160-kilogram cocaine shipment hidden in metal tubes clamped to a ship’s hull. Now on display at the DEA Museum, the tube highlights how transnational drug traffickers use creative ...

For the first time, researchers have created genetically modified fruit flies that can become addicted to cocaine.

For the first time, scientists have created genetically modified fruit flies that willingly consume cocaine, offering a ...